At home rememdy for pets
So my dog is really rough and tumble but I think her age is starting to show (ain't that the truth...). Usually she is fine but lately she is getting hurt. She will be running around and after we head inside and wind down I'll find her limping. The few times it's happened there was a substantial amount of time in between coming inside and the limp so I can't really identify the cause.
She is a 7 year old Patterdale Terrier mix. We are on a 2.5 acre lot with lots of lizards to chase ranging from little anoles to dinosaur iguanas. 664
The iguanas like to chill on the rock structure for the waterfall and she likes to chase them everywhere and swim in the pond. Her and I also live in a travel trailer with metal steps at the front door. Thus far, the worst thing to happen is she gets some belly scrapes from the rocks, although she would say the worst thing that happens is her post-swim bath. But I suspect she has either been banging her leg of the metal steps on her aggressive leap out of the trailer or she is getting hurt on the rocks.
With the little I remember from the scouts and my time as a vet tech I gave her a pretty good once-over and she doesn't seem very painful upon palpation but her from leg is swollen at the first joint above her paw. She can walk on it and still jumps onto the bed (there is literally a perfect set of steps and she still jumps) but is also still limping and behaving abnormally.
Anyway, what can I do to help her out at home since we cannot afford a vet visit right now? 881