[RebelBelle]

Our old vet, whom we loved, has gone back to school for an ortho surgical specialty. So on Friday, I took Jamie for his annual checkup with our new vet (at the same clinic). She seems great and I got tons of great reviews about her. Well during her exam of Jamie, she said that Jamie had LP in both rear knees (I was going to ask about that anyway as I have begun to hear clicking sometimes when I pick Jamie up). She said that one knee was at a 3 and the other at a 4. I just don't see how that's possible as Dr. Fisher, our old vet, saw Jamie 6 months ago and mentioned nothing about LP. Is it possible to go from no LP to Stage 3 or 4 in 6 months???

Added to that the new vet said that since Jamie wasn't showing any pain that he may not ever need surgery and didn't even recommend a glucosamine supplement until I ASKED about it. From everything I read Stage 3 and 4, definitely needs surgery and the younger the better (Jamie is 17 months). Is it sad that I'm hoping she just doesn't know what the stages are?

Anyway, now Jamie is on SynoviG. But at this point, I think I'm going to have to find an ortho specialist to consult as I personally can't feel his knees and tell what stage his LP is. I felt his knees several times over the weekend and from what I could feel his knee caps were always in place. And the more I read, the more confused I get!

So does anyone know who the best ortho specialist in the southeast is? I want to make sure that Jamie gets the best care possible and I don't mind driving a bit.

Thanks in advance!