[RebelBelle]

Originally Posted by DaisyMaesMama

Best of luck to you. I always think that something this important warants a second opinion.

~Kathy

Thanks Kathy! We are definitely gonna get a second opinion!

Originally Posted by bchgirl

Awww I'm sorry RB. Personally I also think the grade may be a personal opinion and I'd take him to a specialist. My vet insists Ramsey's knees are fine....but if you watch her walk...her left knee definitely kicks out. I've seen it. As yet it doesn't bother her and I've been told by friend's whose dogs have it...that until it gets really bad or won't pop back in on it's own...their ortho docs say wait to have the surgery.

Tatum (stedmansmommy)...has grade 4 LP...you may wanna pm Brooke.

Thanks Deb! He never looks like he's in pain, but his back end does slope down some when he walks which I think may be due to him compensating for his LP. And sometimes he looks like his sitting different than others. He does jump on and off the couch which I'm trying to stop, but sometimes he doesn't jump high enough. I always thought this was due to him running to fast and misjudging the jump but maybe it's because of his knees. I will definitely PM Brooke.

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Misty, I am so very sorry for the diagnosis of LP in sweet little Jamie. to you both.

I would listen to what Jamie has to say about it. If he is not in any pain, then I would not submit him to surgery. You could always go for a second opinion about the surgery.

Thank you Cindy! It's so hard to tell what's just Jamie being Jamie and what is due to his knees hurting. I would think that I would know if he was in pain because he is very vocal if you are brushing him and there is a knot or when you touch him the day after shots and he's sore. But I just don't know...

Here's another conundrum! When he was in for his neuter in April, he weighed 4.80 lbs according to their records. Now he weighs 3.12 lbs. When I asked her about it she said he feels like he's the perfect weight right now to her. You can't see his ribs but you can feel them. He's eats according to the weight chart on the Nature's Variety website plus he gets healthy treats.

Heck maybe Dr. Fisher was a nut and mis-weighed him and didn't notice the LP. Or maybe the new doctor is a nut and mis-weighed him and overestimated the LP. Who knows at this point?