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<p class=MsoNormal>On Saturday evening, I thought I saw a slight limp in Norm
as he got up from a nap before going to bed for the night. But it was so
slight that I wasn’t sure. Sunday morning he seemed fine.
Then Sunday afternoon, it was 75 degrees outside and we decided to bath all of
the dogs (we have hot water outside). As I took Norm out for his bath, I
again thought I noticed a slight limp. By 7:00 PM, Norm was not bearing
hardly any weight on his right front leg. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>He has been on crate rest, pain meds and only allowed out
with Old Fart Grady. We had a bout of this a month or so ago with a rear
leg. Last time it was a soft tissue injury. Norm and Johnny play
VERY hard together. Now, I am concerned that it may be pano – but he
is a little old for that to be developing (10 months old). We haven’t
had a case of pano in 10 years, since the large breed puppy food came on the
market. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>So, it is off to the vet in the morning. In the
meantime, Norm is one sad puppy. He can’t play and he hurts.
Please start the drool production. Oh – not that it matters, but he
is also entered in two shows this weekend – and both days are
majors. Short of a miracle, it doesn’t look like he is going to the
show. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sandi Wittenberg - Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:sandi@redbaybassets.com">sandi@redbaybassets.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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