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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I know a lot of surgeries are a big success and really help. I know yorkiecrazy has had three yorkies that have had LP surgery. She said one still limps a little |
I put DH in charge of research, so he's got a stack of old vet books in front of him... Here is an abstract from a peer-reviewed study done at Kansas State:
"Medial patella luxation is a common orthopedic problem of toy and miniature breed dogs with a complex and poorly understood pathogenesis. Joint pathology increases with age and luxation grade, and surgical correction should be performed at the earliest opportunity to limit further development of skeletal abnormalities or degenerative joint disease. Combination of trochlear wedge recession or tibial crest transposition with joint imbrication-capsulectomy are sufficient to correct patella luxation in most dogs. Surgical correction of patella luxation grades 1, 2, or 3 results generally in a successful clinical outcome, whereas surgical correction of grade 4 patella luxations carries a guarded prognosis in the young dog."
So far, this is consistent with the research we have read..
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Originally Posted by Britster Aww, I'm sorry. 
How old is Ranger? |
He will be two on July 2nd.
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Originally Posted by TLC My Mom's little girl Izzie was limping alot so they took her to the Specialist in AZ and he confirmed LP - he said Grade III
After surgery, he told my parents that she had already had arthritis set in
They are giving her Cosiquin daily too to help her with that arthritis - she doesn't limp anymore, but my Dad swears she sometimes walks funny ~ who knows....Sometimes we wind up stairs so much we think we see odd things  |
It does seem like it is much, much better to get it done at early onset than to wait until grade three or four.. Our preliminary research is indicating that arthritis is quick to set in in grade threes and fours.
Thanks for your recovery story
at least your honest
