hello everyone, this is my first time posting on reddit, let alone in a group so hopefully this isn’t too all over the place, i apologize if it is. (also sorry for the long-ish post, im really worried and it’s jumbling my brain)

(i also don’t know how to add pics & videos, so hopefully you can tell it’s swollen in that video. i’ll try and put a picture of the red spot in the replies)

anyways, my 3 year old Cane Corso, Alaska, was fine this morning before she went to work with my stepdad. she usually sits in the car with/near him during the day and goes for her a walk when he’s on lunch, but didn’t today because the weather hasn’t been good. i watched her this morning for a bit, so i know she was okay when she left. my stepdad brought her home at lunch and he was freaking out because her left back paw is swollen and shaking, and there’s an irritated red spot on the back of her toe pad, most likely due to her licking. it’s not an open wound or anything (she doesn’t have any open wounds on her paw at all), and she gets those irritated spots frequently because she licks a lot, but it’s never caused anything like this.

i attached some pics/videos for reference. she doesn’t seem to be in active pain, but doesn’t put that paw down when she walks and constantly readjusts it when she lays it down. she’s currently laying on that leg right now and doesn’t seem to be in pain either, but that leg is still shaking. she doesn’t wince or anything when i apply slight pressure on it either, so it’s hard to tell where exactly the pain is coming from.

any advice is appreciated. i called our local animal clinic and they just told me to keep an eye on it, and if it worsens/doesn’t improve in the next couple days then we should come in for an examination. my family is tight on cash and while i can pay most of the bill needed for her examination, i don’t know if we’ll be able to cover (possibly) needed x-rays, medication, etc. i’d just like to rule out anything we can before we actually bring her in for an examination.

if anyone has experienced this before i’d love to know what the diagnosis was/what you did the help in the meantime. i feel horrible because i don’t know how to help her. 

my 3 y/o cane corso’s paw randomly started shaking. any advice?