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Originally Posted by amandawash  Poor Chelsea. How old is she and what grade does she have? I will keep everyone updated, so hopefully you can learn from our experience 
Thanks for your input as well, Marj. I am obviously upset, and mostly because my exuberant little lab/yorkie just wants to LIVE and RUN!!
His LP is actually a "2+" but with the way it has progressed rapidly, will most likely be a three within the next few moths, especially if he keeps up the way he does. Yes, I could restrict his LIFE but it's not fair to him. I am going to be getting more information today, I was so shocked yesterday I had to compose myself and do some research before I could ask any intelligent questions.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. He cuddled with me all night last night, I am sure he wasn't feeling well due to the rabies shot but I know he knew I was upset. I just LOVE my little guy. |
You are very smart to get it done now. The longer you put it off, the more arthritic changes occur so the surgery has less chance of being successful. I have a friend who does Maltese rescue and she said that they get dogs in that are no longer candidates for surgery because their owners did a "wait & see" for too long. They then must just live with the crippling pain of arthritis in their senior years.