[ladybugg74]

Our regular vet though Hallee had luxating patella in both her back legs. She ended up limping and that is when we got her to the vet asap. However, our vet was not an ortho specialist for this surgery. We were concerned about him doing the surgery and Hallee being put out. We got him to refer us to ortho surgeon that specialized in small breeds. I was very comfortable with them. However, they determined Hallee had torn ACL not luxating patella. Specialist said they have very common symptoms and it would be hard for a regular vet to tell. Hallee is now 4 weeks from her surgery and recovery fine. Only did her left. Her right seems to be okay for now. Specialist said to keep an eye on it for symptoms and if she showed any to get her in. I am so glad we took her to the specialist. Also our specialist said that if the regular vet went in to do the surgery for luxating patella and found torn ACL instead he would not have been able to do the surgery. He would have sewn her back up and referred her to specialist anyway. Specialist said torn ACL's is also hereditary in these small breeds. Poor Hallee, but she is doing great right now. Seeing her after the surgery, broke my heart...but so glad we did this for her. I stayed home with her two days after the surgery. Had to keep her from running ect. We seperated her from Gracie for about 2 1/2 weeks to not to hurt her little leg. Best of luck to you.