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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Luxating patellas are genetic. Yorkies are ranked #4 in number of cases by the Orthopedic Foundation of America.
They can also be caused by traumatic injury. Since he never had his knees checked, it would be impossible to tell at this point if he inherited it or not. Your vet should have palpitated his knees at his very first check up. |
I have never had a dog in my whole life and this one was a mid-life crisis. There is like 3 Vet's at this animal hospital (1 man, 2 women) and I don't recall what they did in the beginning. He asked a lot of questions while checking him out. But out of all of them, there is one woman Vet I do like and I always arrange my schedule for her.