my yorkie was diagnosed with a luxating patella when she was 9 months old and she is now 11 months old. we noticed because she was limping for a few days and we took her in as soon as we could get an appt. our vet (who was recommended by our breeder) said that she had a luxating patella and would not be surprised if she needed the surgery before the end of the year. he said he would worry about the surgery when she started having more difficulty. well i didn't want to wait so i took her to the ortho who said she should have it right away and also told us to give her synovi g3 treats which we could get off the internet. we started giving her these right away and the limp went away. we also took her to my husband's vet which he has been using for five years and who also does the surgery and he told us that he absolutely WOULD NOT do the surgery yet and that she may never need it. the ortho told us that her knee is out of place more than it is in and the other vet said that it is not that way at all. also on the xrays the ortho showed us, her knee was in place which i thought was a little strange if her knee is out more than it is in. we are watching her very closely to see how this develops because i really do not want to put her through a surgery if she would be ok without it. we got the synovi g3 treats off line and they really do seem to be working for her. |