Lacy was diagnosed about a month ago at her last checkup. Her right leg is a grade 3 and her left is a grade 2. The right one really pops out easily. She hasn't had any problems with limping or her leg locking up and it hasn't seemed to bother her at all yet. The vet told me that they've seen a lot of dogs under 15lbs with grade 3 luxating patellas live just fine without surgery. She said we'd just need to monitor Lacy. She said that Lacy was at a healthy weight and that is very important - don't want to much weight on those knees. I also started giving her a glucosamine/chondroiton supplement every morning to help her joints. The vet said as long as her knees aren't locking up and bothering her there is no need for surgery but we'll keep an eye on them.
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