Vet was so freaking AWESOME! He definitely raised the bar for what I now think a vet should be by a million!
I feel strange gushing over my vet (in a completely platonic way lol), but omg. I've never seen a vet this freaking awesome!
Also, said Talon's joint felt good upon maneuvering them (Talon was uncooperative though so it was kind of tough for the vet), so we are going ahead with x-rays. X-rays to rule out joint issues etc, plus I'd feel better knowing. Otherwise we will talk about non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and crate rest plus exercises to do.
I've decided to get Talon neutered at the same time. For no other reason other than were we will be living after this generally requires dogs to be neutered and so it's easier to do it now than wait later. Plus it will be super easy for them to do x-rays when he is completely under. So yeah......I'm so nervous. First time he will be under!