One of my yorkies has luxating patellas....has for years. She's almost 9 years old now. She walks a little different or I should say run....she doesn't bend the one knee. I give her Rimidyl for any pain she might be having. Plus I have ramps by the couch and bed. I like ramps better than stairs....with stairs they still have to jump. My husband made one ramp and the other one is a ramp they use to drive cars up on....with a nice non skid rug on top. It works great!
I never wanted to have the surgery.....way too expensive. My vet said she needs to lose wt and the knees would get better. We exercise alot but not enough,
BTW, my baby never complains and always wants to go outside to run around or go for a walk. She's very active. |