Poor lad

Toby has managed to hurt one of his back legs somehow a couple of days ago. I don´t know what happened but he is walking on three legs at the moment, hopping along like a little rabbit, poor lad, without letting his foot touch the floor.

He´s past the age of jumping on and off things, especially now he can´t see, so he hasn´t hurt himself leaping down from anything, and nobody has trodden on him because there is only me here. I´ve had a really good look at his foot and nails and there is no sign of any cuts, and he doesn´t try and pull his paw out of my hand, so nothing appears to be hurting him there. When he is lying tummy up he´ll stretch out both back legs although when he is trying to walk he´ll keep the right one pulled up tight but when I feel his leg to compare it to the other or gently massage it , it doesn´t seem to hurt him.

I´m hoping it is just a sprain and am waiting a few days before involving the vet because X-rays etc would mean a general anaesthetic, risky at his age, and totally freak him out. He´s eating, drinking, peeing and pooing as usual and apart from the limp seems OK. I´m giving him pain meds twice a day just to help keep him mobile and watching him like hawk!