Luxating patellas can be congenital, but they can also be caused by traumatic injury which is apparently what happened with Lucie. Lucie's breeder would not be responsible.
Grade 2 may or may not need surgery. You will just have to wait and see if they get worse.
You need to get some steps so she can get up and down on your bed by herself. They have smaller steps for couches and chairs if she jumps up on them, too. Dogs with luxating patellas are very prone to ACL tears and those definitely need surgery. |