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Originally Posted by EmrldShdwQueen  I also wanted to ask...do vets recommend surgery if it's only in stage II? Or do they generally wait until stage III? |
Even stage III doesn't always need surgery....stage I and II rarely (from what I have read and been told by vets). However, I can see how it would really be an individual thing. Many dogs with grade I-III live their entire lives with no real problem, many more with mild arthritis as they age. Others, of course, do have more problems with it. Also, one thing I notice is that many vets are not actually knowledgeable enough about the grades to grade it correctly.