so on Monday sometime in the afternoon I let my dog outside as usual, but when he got into the yard I heard him yelp, which he literally never does so I knew something was wrong. he was holding up his back leg and couldn't put any weight on it. my mom and I had to carry him up the stairs back onto the porch. I called the vet and made an appt for Tuesday, but then I ended up canceling it the next day bc he seemed to be okay (and he's had this issue before where he does something to his leg and then he's fine a little later on). I scheduled another appt for one of our cats in 2 days.
but then on Wednesday he had the issue again, and this time he's clearly been having trouble w it because it seems a bit stiff and he can walk on it but not very well, and he still holds it up occasionally and has trouble climbing stairs sometimes. so luckily I have the appt today I can take him to.
the worst thing is that he's 80+ lbs so when he has this leg issue it's really difficult for me to help him besides just having him lie down. I had to carry him up the stairs on our back porch by myself yesterday bc my mom is disabled and she wasn't around to help, and I'm not exactly a strong person who can just lift a dog as big as he is.
I just really hope the vet can give him some attention and help without racking up our vet bill, since we don't have much money until my dad gets paid again a week from tomorrow. and until my dog's leg is healed I have to restrict his activity, which I hate doing bc he's a golden and they are very active dogs. I worry about him being miserable/depressed bc he can't run around the yard. plus I think he's been in pain for the last day or so and idk what I can give him for it (I think baby aspirin is possible but the vet didn't tell me anything when I called a few days ago).
this whole thing has just been really stressful, on top of me trying to get in to see a psychiatrist and speaking with the job office and everything else. I'm trying really hard not to overwhelm myself with so much going on all at once
