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04-09-2014, 10:40 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member | Chester has lp I took chester to the vet on tuesday, after he had problems with his leg the other day. He now has luxating patella in both knees a grade 1 to 2, he has never had problems but since he is getting older. I also got his heartworm test done which was negative. The vet suggested revolution since I do flea control when Im out and about on road trips during the summer. I recently started chester on opaws advanced mobility which has alot of stuff in for there joints and has worked very well on dogs. I had this getting older stuff thats for sure |
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04-10-2014, 05:18 AM | #2 |
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| Hoping the supplement helps him. Did he show any limping or is this something your vet picked up on?
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04-10-2014, 05:40 AM | #3 |
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| A grade 1-2 is no big deal. My girl is almost 4 and has a grade IV and she's running around like a wild child. I think it's great you at protecting chester from HW!!
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04-10-2014, 05:31 PM | #4 |
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| Not trying to hijack, but. . . our sixth-month-old baby was diagnosed with lp, grade 2/3 on the right and 2 on the left Saturday evening. Yes, we went to the emergency vet when her leg started going out on her. I have an appointment to see our regular vet on Monday, so is there anything special I should know? I know this is common, but she is so young. . . |
04-10-2014, 09:30 PM | #6 |
YT 3000 Club Member | make sure they dont jump alot which is hard if they are a puppy, Im doing opaws advanced mobility on him as well, sometimes they can grow out of it my friends dog did, after a few months he dont have it anymore. I would never do surgery unless my dog was suffering chester isnt thats for sure, just that one time he held up his leg and then he is fine |
04-11-2014, 06:23 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks for the advice. We may have a more difficult situation, because it gives way on her and she falls. She just gets up and moves on, but it scares us. We have steps to the sofa, but she doesn't quite see the need to use them to get down. Working on it, though. . . I will try to delay the repair if that is prudent, but I don't want her to develop arthritis (I know how that can ruin a day!). She is just turning into such a sweetheart-not perfect, but incredibly lovable. She is just so good with our grandson, and he loves her so much, that I would hate for her discomfort to make it hard for them to be together. Yes, we watch them very carefully when he is with her, and he has learned how to carry her safely, but I don't want him to hurt her inadvertently. Neither of them would understand. |
04-11-2014, 07:07 AM | #8 | |
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04-11-2014, 12:08 PM | #9 |
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| I have already checked to see how many veterinary orthopedic surgeons are in the area. If she does have to have surgery, we will plan it for a time when we are not visiting small people or having them with us! Is she too young for the surgery, though? I tried googling it, but I couldn't get any good information. |
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04-11-2014, 06:09 PM | #11 |
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| That helps. I understand that this is not an emergency, but I certainly don't want our cutie to have lifelong pain because we have not been proactive. The one-year timeline makes me feel better about waiting a while to give her time ot grow a little more. She is already scheduled for spaying in two weeks, and so contemplating another surgery is a bit much now! |
04-12-2014, 04:25 AM | #12 |
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| Oops I meant to say she's almost 14....not 4!
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04-12-2014, 12:25 PM | #14 |
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| We will talk about it on Monday. I suspect that I will have enough questions about it for a whole visit. I just want to know which questions to ask. When our first yorkie was diagnosed she was an older dog, I didn't have YorkieTalk, and I was busy with keeping three kids healthy. I just nodded my head and hoped for the best. It was never a major concern. Gracie is the classic only child/dog! |
04-14-2014, 07:53 AM | #15 |
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| We saw our vet today and are scheduled to see the board certified surgeon tomorrow morning. Thanks for all of the good advice. Don't know for sure, but they may be able to do that and the spay together and spare Gracie anesthesia the second time. That would make me happy. |
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