Re: [pyrnet] OCD and pain

["Linda Weisser" <lmweisser@home.com>]

Mary Delmage" <mary@ericnagler.com>

<<His limp isn't very bad, just persistent, and he never seems to be in
pain. >>

Hi Mary,

I think that you are approaching this whole issue carefully and looking for
the best outcome for Bear.  If only every owner tried to be so careful with
their dog.  I just needed to add that if an animal is limping in nearly
every case, that animal *is* in pain.  The limp is the visual manefestation
of pain.  How severe the pain in or how the dog manages that pain is a
different issue.  Pyrs are stoic in general and seem to be able to cope well
with a fair amount of pain.  That would "paralyze" a dog of a different
breed.  Just keep in mind that a limp is a sign of pain and that the pain
itself is often the bodies way of getting the animal (or human) to *stop*
using that body part and give it a rest.

Linda