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Originally Posted by Roxie Lulus Mom  I am new here and wondering what LP is? I did a search but didn't get anything to come up. My little yorkie has what I call a "weakness" in her left back leg. She kind of hops or skips when it is cold outside or when we walk for any distance. Just wondering if this is what her leg problem is. Thanks! |
Welcome to YT! LP is Luxating Patela and is a genetic thing common in Yorkies. If you do a "search", there is tons of information on here and unfortunately, we have lots of members who have found their babies have this. It usually can be corrected by surgery. Sorry to say, our baby has deformed back legs and not LP. Her little rear feet/legs are turned straight out at a 45 degree angle and we have found no surgery that will offer us more than a 50% chance that it will work.
I hope you will have your baby checked for LP and perhaps it can be a simple repair, if that is what it is. I would love to hear all about her and see pictures of her. Good luck and please update us on how she is doing. There are lots of threads and posts in the "Sick and Injured" section.