My 1 year old lab got diagnosed with hip dysplasia and arthritis (due to his bad hips). About a week ago, he started having this pain…it would seem to paralyze him, and he’d lift his right front paw in pain. We thought that maybe he had broke it, but the vet said it all looked fine, no cuts on his paws or anything (and xray was clear too). On Sunday, he had three of these "episodes". I took him to the vet Monday, and he’s been fine until today.
After this episode of severe yelping and lifting his paw, he doesn’t want to move. It takes him about 15 min. He also acts disoriented and starts salivating and panting a lot. The vet only gave me Cosequin, and said he was too young to start pain relievers. Are these episodes related to his hips? I feel so bad for him 
We adopted him from Animal Control as a little pup.
So yea, anyone have this problem? Maybe I can lead the vet into the right direction?
Oh, and I should add that after these episodes, within about an hour, he acts normal. We also apply gentle pressure all over to see if there’s anywhere that hurts…to no avail!
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I’d look directly for a pinched nerve in the spine. Pinched nerve pain is intermittent, and very, very painful. Disorientation and panting are pain symptoms in dogs.
I don’t know how old you are but I am an older lady. It’s possible for the dog to have dysplasia but that is awful early for that to happen. I do have arthritis, the same thing. You can do better the cosequin
find glycoflex 2 or 3 it would be a better deal if that is the problem.
Anyway, I wanted to say, a vet has a license to practice animal medicine. key word—practice. It does not state that he knows what he is doing he is not God. I would get another opinion something else
is probably going on with this dog.