Thank you JoAnn The anti-inflammatories I was given are really strong and within about 10 minutes of giving him a dose he falls asleep. They smell, taste and look like a dog biscuit, so no problem getting them down him. Now I know it's not a bone issue, I'm going to have to give him fairly well scheduled excercise on a short leash so he's forced to use the leg some to stop muscle atrophy but not enough to put the leg under strain.

His behavior is a bit different and he doesn't seem to have his old confidence. Also, he's doing some stuff he never has, such as whimpering for attention. Mmmaybe he just learnt it will give him attention so I'm trying to ignore him when he does. Another attention seeking thing he never did before was to come and sit right by me and just look at me till I acknowledge him and pat him on the head or scratch his ears. He seems undecided at times, getting off the sofa (I cover it with a large wrap for him), and then at half off, he pauses and just stays like that for quite a while, with his front legs off and his hind quarters still on.

He was looking really strong and compact last week but now he seems to be skinny and tall. Probably just growing some again because his appetite is still good. I only feed him after I've eaten. Like in nature, he needs to remember who's the "big dog" around here that feeds first

My dogs do the same thing but it is normally when they want to go out and play. Is it normally when he goes out and plays or is it just random times. That could be it if you are not letting him out to play. Animals are funny. They will hurt themselves worse just to play more. My golden retriever/german sheppard mix is like that. He loves being outdoors so he is constantly sitting by my side and starring at me.

Hey that must be a beautiful dog Jason. That's probably it, because I've been keeping him in much more than usual so that he doesn't strain his leg. Usually he can come and go as he likes

He is man. Too smart for his own good as well. Very loyal though so I can't complain.

Both my dogs do that when they see something or hear something outside and they want out so I am betting that is it. The whimpering though is probably his way of remembering what happened. If something scared my dog during the day he whimpers while sleeping at night. It is so funny but so sad at the same time.

Although it could just be an attention getter too. Poor baby has been through a lot over the past couple of days. give him some attention.

Could be caused by the meds too, let him out and see what happens. A boxer needs to be out and about, It's not a bloody handbag animal.

LMAO guys I don't want him to run around too much now. Yesterday afternoon after bringing him home from the clinic, he chased the plovers again...well as best he could. At the moment he really needs to heal his ligaments or muscles or whatever.

These dogs are total attention hoggers (extremely sociable with dogs and humans - hopefully he'll develop a bit of suspicion towards strangers). Even when I'm talking with someone else and we get a bit loud or laugh, he starts barking as if he wants to join the conversation and have something to say

Don't you love that. Or when they look at you when you are talking to them like "I see your lips moving but I don't understand". A friend of mine had a boxer and he loved everyone. He barked when people came into the yard but that is about it.

In this pic I took yesterday, one can see him favoring his left back leg, but he is getting better, using it more and not "rolling" his gait as much. I still need to keep him from major activity though and that's not easy

The pic below that shows the little coloration he has other than the white chin and the two white toes on each of his four paws.

This morning for the first time there's no sign of discomfort and he's using his leg as normal without any change in his gait. Until now he still didn't put his full weight on it and he had a bit of a setback yesterday morning.

There are three horses here which roam and graze freely (except around where I'm building I've got a horse fence up so they don't eat my trees, wild flowers, herbs and grasses). Two of them are thoroughbreds. The one is a really big mare (Patch) with an exceptional race record of 5 wins out of 8 starts before it injured itself coming out of the start gates and the other (Sinu) also a very good record.

They're real cranky especially Patch. Sometimes she'll accept some petting and even approach one for some, but at other times she's just aloof and avoids any affection or attention. To make her worse, one of my sisters dogs used to chase her and grab her tail and swing on it. Really! A dumb doberman pincer who didn't give a heck for the back hoofs. The doberman died of old age (not a hoof to the head ) some years ago.

Anyway, my poop dog doesn't chase them but thinks they're play mates, so he'll sit right close to their heads and just watch them or playfully try to get them to chase him. Every now and then, Patch gets a bee in it's bonnet and just takes off at full speed. The other horse follows suit and they go bolting around the field with the pony taking up the rear. Yesterday morning when they did that, BoZee got startled and retreated rapidly from where he was sitting amongst them. After that he was limping again for a while, but that didn't last long fortunately.

I'm not sure now whether to continue with the anti-inflammatory medication because of the possible side effects which include kidney damage although thats only with prolonged use. I gave him one this morning and will monitor him today, but I think the sooner I take him off them the better. I know the wisdom of following through with the full course of prescribed treatment but still.

Graham a friend of mine has a dog with arthritis. She's started using this homeopathic product Traumeel. He gets 3 crushed pills a day and after a couple days she noticed a big difference in his walking.
I have a cat with arthritis and I've just started her on this also, only a day now, will let you know how it works

http://www.1800petmeds.com/Traumeel+Tablets-prod10795.html