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Originally Posted by yorkiesrock  My furbabies 2 back legs have dislocated knee caps. The vet says he should be fine as long as he doesn't start limping. He was walking in the park yesterday and stopped suddenly and began to whine. He limped a little but then was back to his normal jumping self when I got home. He was walking normally this morning as well. I just hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Maybe his knees are getting weaker. So I was wondering does anyone else have a yorkie with this same problem? If so did they need to have surgery and what did that entail? |
How old is your yorkie? Tia has luxating patella and I got various responses regarding her treatment when I asked the opinion of several vets. When I accumulate the responses I pretty much ended up with the following info:
Luxating patella is common among smaller breed dogs.
Your pup can be born with it, or it can develop Lp (ie from a fall).
Surgery is not necessarily the first course of action, your vet may reccommend other treatment first.
Depending on the grade of LP, many yorkies can learn to cope with their LP because they are lightweight dogs.
A dog's bones and jonts continue to grow, develope and "harden" up to 10 months of age....bring your pup to the vet around teh 10 month mark to reasses her LP.
15% or higher gradation will likely need surgery, and once your vet has assessed 15% or higher, most insurance companies won't cover surgery costs.
The surgery is costly but you get what you pay for...better to pay a little more and do the knee once than pay less and have to do it 2 or 3 times (i've heard of this on this forum).
Some vets will offer a "discount" for doing both knees the same time....double check with what your vet recommends and what would be expected of you for post-operative care...make sure you can handle it!
If surgery is necessary, try to find a vet that is a specialist in LP (I think the title would be orthopedic surgeon)
I am not a vet.....and I don't recommend you take any of this info seriously unless you run it by a vet (or a few vets!)....these statements are just a summary of the research that I did in my area.
I hope this helps....and if you learn anything new, do share with us.