This morning I spent my time fretting a bit over Lucy. She's having some problems. She's either bruised a muscle, doing heaven-knows-what or else her hip joints are giving her pain. Lucy hasn't been quite herself all week. Moving slowly, not interacting with family as much, not hopping on chairs and people as normal. I know hip dysplasia is common in Cocker Spaniels, but Lucy is only estimated to be 6 years old. (They told us she was 3 when we adopted her from the Pet Rescue in 2003.) Reading on the Internet this morning, problems with hip joints can occur in dogs as young as 6 months. We're just hoping it's a muscle thing and not a joint thing.
