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03-29-2008, 08:13 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego
Posts: 162
| LP?? I was just reading stuff in the sick/emergencies section and niticed how many people are having to get LP surgery for their doggies. I am not familiar with this. Is there anything to do to prevent it? What causes it? Sorry for soundeing dumb.... |
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03-29-2008, 08:24 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego
Posts: 162
| Wow.....spell check!!! LMAO Sorry wow I really did sound dumb. I can spell really I can!! Ha Ha |
03-29-2008, 09:09 PM | #3 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ
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| The best preventitive for LP is NOT to breed dogs that have it or if it is prevelent in the bloodlines. LP is one of the major problems in the Yorkie breed. It occurs in show lines as well as mill and BYB'r lines. but, the show/exhibitors are making a huge effort to breed this fault out by not breeding dogs that have it where as the mills and BYB'rs are doing nothing. It is mostly thought of as being hereditary, but can also accure from an injury.(falling wrong, jumping, etc). There are 4 stages of LP, the worst being stage 4. Usually the dogs with stage 1 and 2 never need surgery and usually dont have a problem.(maybe a little stiffness as they age) Stage 3 may need surgery and stage 4 usually always need surgery. I think alot of people are having unnecessary surgeries done because of uneducated vets or vets that just want to do the surgery for the money. I would have at least 2 opinions on having the surgery done. |
03-29-2008, 09:18 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego
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| Thank you very much!! I am juust trying to be as informed as I possibly can be !! |
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