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02-20-2009, 07:14 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hueytown, AL
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| Bilateral Patella Luxation JoJo is 8 1/2 months old. Today, he was diagnosed with bilateral patella luxation. Our vet says he will need to have surgery but it does not have to be done immediately. I was heartbroken to hear this today and will need to discuss further with the vet before scheduling. I would appreciate input from those of you who have experienced this (success, recovery, cost of surgery, etc. Thanks, Glenda - JoJos Mama |
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02-21-2009, 06:28 PM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Oh so sorry to hear that- it always hurts to hear our babies will need surgery. Did your vet tell you what grade/stage it is? (1 2 3 or 4) Stage 1 and 2 do not require surgery- 3 and 4 do. Is your pup in noticeable pain? Layla has stage 1/2 in both of her back legs but i'd never know it if the vet hadn't told me. Right now we are just holding off until she shows us it is bothering her. She will occasionally pick up her leg when we are walking but i've only seen her do this twice. Go look at these threads- Gracie2006 did a great job! http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-tomorrow.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...very-room.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...spital-am.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-hospital.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...te-gracie.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...formation.html |
02-22-2009, 06:13 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hueytown, AL
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| Thanks so much for the information. I accidentally posted my original message 2 times. This laptop has a mind of it's own sometime. The vet didn't say what stage it was but I from what I've read, I would think it is a 2 or 3. JoJo hasn't shown evidence of pain but I can tell it is really bothering him when he is tired. He is a little trooper and he keeps on going. |
02-23-2009, 08:23 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
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| Get a 2nd Opinion I have the same thing going on with my Yorkie and I got a 2nd opinion. The first Vet didn't tell me what stage he is in but he did tell me it wasn't serious enough to do surgery. I got a second opinion and he went into more detail of what a luxating patella is and told me what stage he is in. It isn't serious enough to do surgery as well as telling me that Maxwell will put his leg down when running when it pops back into place. This is normal for small dogs that jump too, he also mentioned. Perhaps, there are other Vets in another area of town whom can offer more information to you. Good Luck. |
03-05-2009, 06:57 AM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Armada, Michigan
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| Bilateral luxating patella 3 year old Reesie had her surgery on 2/24 and we're recovering right now. The most difficult thing to deal with is the lack of spirit that she shows. I really think she's afraid of us now, even though we treat her like a princess. It's impossible to know what kind of psychological trauma she's going through and I sometimes think that she believes we had her hurt with surgery on purpose. It's tough watching a tiny dog get through this. We're very careful and make sure she doesn't try to jump or run. She still sometimes eats while standing only on her front legs with her little butt in the air, so I know there's still back pain caused by the knees. She gets her stitches out Saturday morning and I have a few things to talk to the vet about. She shivers quite a bit so I interpret that as pain and give her Metacam as directed. She still favors the right leg as that was Grade 4, the left was Grade 2. I think we'll get through this ok, but the amount of pain that we suffer seems to be greater with a tiny dog. |
03-05-2009, 07:10 AM | #6 |
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| Are there any "visible" signs that your pup shows if they have this? This site is an awesome one, but it's almost like an overload and I'm one of those "moms" that worry over the smallest thing. I don't see any signs of it, not sure what the kid would display, just asking, in case Like, how did you know to ask the vet about it???? I hope that doesn comes off as a "stupid" question???
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03-05-2009, 08:21 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Armada, Michigan
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| It was easy with Reesie, she was diagnosed with 'possible' luxating patellas in her first year. The signs that we noticed recently were yelping after running then hiding under the bed, walking with one leg not doing the work expected of it, back arching, occasional bow legged walking, not jumping anymore. General lack of puppy spirit, loss of appetite. Some of these things are general warnings but the sudden yelping really got our attention. |
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