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Question: My Chihuahua keeps yelping in pain sometimes for no reason or when we carry him up from the floor. We brought him to the vet but the vet couldn't detect any problems with my Chi. But my Chi still keeps yelping in pain, shivering and stay very still. Owner: Sheena, Chihuahua Bebe.A: Hi Sheena. This sounds like a Luxating Patella or Hip Dysplasia.
A luxating patella is when the dog's kneee cap slips out of place.
Hip dysplasia is when the dog's hip joint slips out of place.
Both conditions will cause a dog to yelp out in pain and to not want to move. With both issues, it is common for the dog to only help in pain when the joint slips a bit; many dogs appear normal for most of the day and then only yelp out in pain when the joint slips. Once out of place, many dogs are then not in pain at that point...until it slips around again.
Both also usually cause difficulty walking and walking with a limp. Left untreated the dog can become fully lame.
It sounds like your Chi stays very still because he knows that moving causes pain. With either of the 2 conditions above, the dog will usually only be in pain when moving and the pain will be much less when staying still.
The shaking may be a sign of the pain that he is in.
Both conditions are diagnosed by x-rays.
If your vet did not perform x-rays, find a new vet who will take this seriously.
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Dogs make
many noises, 10 different noises to be exact. And yelping is clearly a
dog's "voice" for saying "I am in pain".
If your vet did perform x-rays,
we strongly suggest finding a new vet for a 2nd opinion. If x-rays were taken to rule out a luxating patella or hip dysplasia a battery of blood tests should be performed along with a full complete hands-on examination to determine where the pain is radiating from.
