[luvmyYorkieJack]

Hey everyone. I knew on here I would get the best answers for a dilema I am having. So here is my dilema....

We are going tomorrow to see a little 4 month old Yorkie girl who has grade 2 LP. I have not yet had the chance to talk to any vets as it is the weekend but Monday AM I will be on the phone with my vet, who corrected Jack's LP diagnosis since he doesn't have it and has several other dogs under her direct care that do have LP that she is watching, for her opinion. Plus, I will be talking to the vet who diagnosed her. In the email, the breeder made me very aware of the health issue before I even asked (which I am very grateful for). She said that since it is only grade 2, she stands a very good chance of never needing surgery plus I have read many stories of dogs with grade 2 that never needed surgery. Although, I do realize that it is not a guarentee and she has a slight chance of needing it in the future if her knees begin to cause her pain. Now about expenses, if she were to need the surgery, my husband and I are in the final stretch of college and should have the finances to pay for such a surgery should she need it.

Other that than, she has the concept of potty training down already and is doing good at, from what I am told and she will be around the same size as Jack (anything bigger than him he gets intimidated). Basically other than the LP, she is everything we are looking for!

Now here's the question.....
Do we give her the loving home she is looking for and deserves, which we CAN give her or do we pass her up because of a potential future problem?

I hope that I can get some honest answers about what you would do in my position and I hope I can hear some advice from people who do have or had dogs with LP.

Before I post, I just recieved another email. I got the number for the vet and she said that she would be surprised if she ever needed anything done because she doesn't show any signs. She also said "The vets are all men and sometimes I do think that they are a little rougher with checking the knees then what some other vets are." That's exactly how she put it. Again, let me know what you think! Thank you all for your help. I just want to make sure we are doing the right thing and for the right reasons.