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Old 03-27-2008, 01:38 PM   #11
demitasse
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Originally Posted by Gracie2006 View Post
Some things to think about are: 1. Symptoms don't alway correlate to degree of severity. My girl friend is a vet and says that LP causes pain with every step (grade 2 and above), even if the dog does not show it. 2. Even though things may seem "fine" now, every time the patella luxates it is causing friction and down the road, this will result in degeneration of the knee joint. By then it will be too late to do anything about it. .
I just got home from a visit to a new vet, and this is the exact same thing she told me.
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