Listen to TLC, she gives excellent advise on LP surgery IMO. I work for orthopedic surgeon's and i would also definitely recommend the surgery for a grade 3 LP. things can only get worse from here without surgery. If you go to a board certified orthopedic surgeon the surgery itself is a simple process if there are no further complications. I've seen HUNDREDS of knee surgeries where i work and 90% of the patients have an excellent recovery. The 10% that don't have an excellent recover are usually because the owner did not follow the discharge instructions and they let their dog do whatever it wanted, thus ruining the surgical repair. If you decide to get the surgery done, and you follow all the recovery instructions there is no reason why your yorkie shouldn't have an excellent recovery (unless there are complication specific to your dog)
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