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01-29-2008, 07:17 PM | #1 |
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| How do you know if they have LP? I'm afraid my sister's Yorkie Chloe (that I take care of ) has it... |
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01-29-2008, 07:23 PM | #2 |
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| usually they will be running and then yelp and pick up their hind leg. if it is bad it will stay sticking out towards the back until it is able to pop back in. |
01-29-2008, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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| When you flex and extend the joint, you can feel the patella slip out of place.
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01-29-2008, 07:28 PM | #4 |
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| ya that's how i knew Lay had it.. then the vet confirmed it... |
01-29-2008, 07:33 PM | #5 |
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01-29-2008, 07:34 PM | #6 |
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| well.. .surgery.... has she been to the vet??? if it is getting up to stage 3 or 4... i think surgery is the only way. Layla is on stage 1 so i give her a joint suppliment in hopes that it will help slow things down... |
01-29-2008, 08:42 PM | #7 | |
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It's not that bad...I only found it when I was giving her a bath and it popped out and back in when I moved her leg. She never screams or yelps or holds her leg up...I just happened to notice it. I swear though, like it or not, if my sister is gone for awhile and I start noticing other symptoms I'll just have to front the cost (which I KNOW I'll never get back) and take her to the vet. This baby has had a hard life and she doesn't really deserve this... | |
01-29-2008, 08:44 PM | #8 |
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| i didn't know tumi has it until the vet told me a few weeks ago..she's at very early stage so i am hoping it won't get worse. she is still her normal bouncy self so i can never ever tell! from the way she plays, runs and jumps, i doubt she is in any pain at the moment..
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01-29-2008, 09:31 PM | #9 |
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| If it's popping in and out, you need to have it examined and graded by your vet. If it's a 3 or 4 she'll need surgery, the sooner the better. It won't get better on it's own and if you wait, the surgery will only be more complicated and more expensive. |
01-29-2008, 10:17 PM | #11 |
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01-29-2008, 10:19 PM | #12 | |
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It's really more in my moms hands on this one...she's been paying for her vet bills since my sister's been gone. Although if she won't take her I may have to...because dammit I'm not going to sit there and watch her suffer... | |
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01-29-2008, 10:28 PM | #14 | |
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I know a lot of people with small dogs who have LP, though. Do make sure you get her evaluated. We have a member on our Maltese forum who did a "wait and see" when her dog was diagnosed with LP at age one. She waited until she was almost five and started to limp and show pain and found out it was going to be about three times as much as she thought it would be. She had to go to a specialist eight hours away because the surgery was much too complicated for local vets to do at that point, too. How old is your sister's Yorkie? | |
01-29-2008, 10:29 PM | #15 |
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| Can you tell me please what supplements you give??
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