ooh geez... thanks all for your well wishes!! i hope it gets better whatever it is... i'm starting to get worried because it seems to only be getting worse... and he keeps going from left to right limping.. i'm hoping he didnt do anything to his back.. he still doesnt seem to be in much pain, he doens't whimper or anything. he was chewing on his foot earlier, it sounded like he was chewing on his nail, and when i went to look at it he kinda got into nasty mode, so i'm not sure if that was a sign that it's the paws... oh i don't know! i just feel so awful and i hope it's nothiing horrible! he's only a year and a half, so i don't see what could be awful! oh i hope it's not!