Leg twitching?

[Bucephalus]

I just noticed tonight that when Bo stands still, he can only remain still for about 5 seconds, then his right leg sort of bends slightly at the elbow and twitches. It almost looks like he is hiccuping, but he's not making a sound. His right elbow has arthritis from elbow dysplasia, so it could just be discomfort when standing, but it seemed odd to me that the twitch happens every 5 seconds through his leg and abdomen.

Any ideas? I'll see if I can get a video.

 

[wrknnwf]

Several Newfs I know, including one of mine, have leg twitches. I always got the impression that it was nothing to worry about and fairly common.

 

[Lori]

My Aussie mix does this too. I don't know if it's weakness from her hip dysplasia or just a strange muscle movement. It doesn't seem to bother her at all.

 

[Bucephalus]

Thanks, Jane and Lori. I guess it's probably just because his leg gets uncomfortable if he puts his weight on it for too long. One of our neighbors has a newf and his legs shiver quite often, but I hadn't seen him just have a single twitch/spasm. Bo seems fine otherwise, so I'll just keep an eye on it for now.

 

[migrandl]

Mom and I used to call it the "Newfy Twitch". If you're at a show, keep an eye out... once one Newf's leg starts to twitch, the rest will soon follow. Tis truly a sight to see!

 

[ElvisTheNewf]

Elvis has a twitchy front leg, but it's only when he's sitting. Since I know it's "normal" I don't really pay attention to it, but I'll have to start watching to see if it's always the same leg or not.

 

[NewfieMama]

Zuzu does it, Cooper does not. I've always assumed it was connected to discomfort/fatigue/balance.

 

[Bucephalus]

So it sounds like he probably is just sore in the elbow and putting pressure on it makes him bow his leg. But I tried to get a video anyway - it's not very good. SOMEBODY wasn't cooperating.

His leg does the turning out twitch at the 00:02 to 00:03 second mark.