When the limping, no matter if it’s gradual or sudden, is not impacting your dog much, you don’t need to go for an emergency and your dog can wait for his scheduled appointment.
While diagnosing the limping of your dog, the vet will try to find the cause behind the limping. This is the time when you need to tell the vet if the limping was gradual or sudden.
Treatment will be dependent upon the diagnosis. Your vet will first figure out the reason behind your dog’s limping and the treatment would be solely dependent upon that.