thanks for your help, you have no idea how much better it made me feel that this can be fixed! axle has never been so bad that supplements and aspirin haven't been able to make him comfortable.
i'm so confused. this morning he's fine again, no limping, and he's hiking his leg to pee. no crying, i can even touch his rear end again, though right between his hips is sore i can tell b/c he starts panting and puts his ears at a weird angle. i couldn't get in touch with my new vet last night, so i just sat up and watched him and it got better as the night went by. i am starting to wonder if it is HD this time. last night he couldn't stand up (had a friend have to help me get him up) and today he's fine, in just a 5 hour gap literally. he's never done that, when he's sore (as long as it's not b/c of a car ride) it's been for days. not hours?? we have a doctors appt. this afternoon, i guess we'll find out more then.