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Wogger · 01-24-2008, 07:32 AM

When I bought my little Molly (at 16 weeks) and took her for her vet check the vet said she had grade I LP in her left leg and grade II in her right and it would likely need surgery at some point. I spoke with the breeder's vet and she said she never detected LP at all. I don't have a lot of faith in the vet I took her to and would like to get another opinion.

My concern is, is all this messing with her knees to check her going to cause her problems? I mean here is this 200 lb man yanking on her tiny little 2 lb body. There is a university vet hospital here that has a vet/orthopedic but being a teaching hospital it seems several students participate in the exam as well. Couldn't all the poking around cause more problems?

So in a nut shell, does examining for LP make LP worse?

I have a contract with the breeder that she can be exchanged for another puppy should something be found, but there is just no way I could even pursue that. I love her too much already. If surgery is in our future, so be it. Molly is one of a kind!!

01-24-2008, 07:32 AM	#1
Wogger Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 141	Testing For Luxating Patella When I bought my little Molly (at 16 weeks) and took her for her vet check the vet said she had grade I LP in her left leg and grade II in her right and it would likely need surgery at some point. I spoke with the breeder's vet and she said she never detected LP at all. I don't have a lot of faith in the vet I took her to and would like to get another opinion. My concern is, is all this messing with her knees to check her going to cause her problems? I mean here is this 200 lb man yanking on her tiny little 2 lb body. There is a university vet hospital here that has a vet/orthopedic but being a teaching hospital it seems several students participate in the exam as well. Couldn't all the poking around cause more problems? So in a nut shell, does examining for LP make LP worse? I have a contract with the breeder that she can be exchanged for another puppy should something be found, but there is just no way I could even pursue that. I love her too much already. If surgery is in our future, so be it. Molly is one of a kind!!