A clue?

Dionne's still limping. She's not limping any more badly than she was when it started last Tuesday. But she's not any better either. However, we have more insight into what's going on.

Steve very intelligently sat down with her last night and carefully massaged both her legs. She was totally relaxed, and she never whimpered or otherwise reacted, even when he squeezed pretty hard.

But her right paw was another story. That's the one she's been favoring, and she struggled every time he probed it. He finally found a small but distinct bump between the pads.

In the sunlight today, we could see it clearly, though we have no idea what it is -- a tick? an infected thorn? A cyst?

We'll try to get her in to the vet tomorrow.  But at least we have a clearer idea of where the problem lies…