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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Like others here, I'm upset about this girl with severe LP having babies. I won't make a judgement (well, at least not to the point of name calling) on the issue but will say many times vets give bad advice or even no advice. It does sound like this vet didn't stress the dangers of LP enough though it is the owner's ultimate responsibility. My current vet told me that one of my pups was a beautiful specimen and I should keep her and breed her. She was, at that time, 7 months old and 3 pounds. Needless to say, I found a proper pet home for her as she was much too small to breed. With that being said, I hope that the pups Dad has good structure and the pups didn't inherit Mom's knee problems. Though, I would never breed a girl such as this, it doesn't automatically mean that the pups are destined to have the same condition. I truly hope, for the pups' sake, that they take after their (hopefully sound) father as far as structure goes. |
I still don't understand why the word
irresponsible breeding is being considered name called. IMO name calling would be using wording like stupid, moron, idiot, fool, bozo, jerk~none of which I have used toward the OPer or for that fact anyone else in this thread or in any other posts that I have ever mad on YT. Furthermore, I would never use those words when addressing any member of this forum no matter what is being said about my opinions. It
is upsetting to me that not only does the OP not understand the seriousness of her little one's LP but he vet has not fully explained what exactly this means as well. Way back on the very first page on this thread it was concerning to me that she was on to her second
accident. What jumped out to me personally was that the pups back legs were popping out while she was walking during her FIRST pregnancy~then she allowed a second accident to occur. The second accident almost cost this little one her life! All because they "love" each other
This pup is 2 yrs old and has what sounds like Grade 4 LP~even Woogie Man who is a breeder. I am very concerned for her overall health and very upset at the lackadaisical attitudes of some member here, including the OPer that feel I am being over reactive to this attitude.
Seriously, I would love to know what the plan is to treat this pup with the severe LP possibly Grade 4 defect? According to the OPer she is rubbing bone on bone~this required surgery~~~very expensive surgery and there is no mention of any treatment plan just explanations of why she was and how she got pregnant for a second time. Personally, I believe that OPer needs to find a new vet that is fully informed of the congenital defect Luxating Patella and the needed treatment (surgery) of this condition. Right now in our rescue we have a hydrocephalus, double leg perthes, liver shunt, and also a AAI puppy that is paralyzed. This is not to even include two girls that just had litters of puppies that were from a mill and also found on the street~one of which needed a c-section. Plus just about every dog in the southern rescues are Heartworm positive which is something that is 100% preventable with a little pill every month. Where does all this money to fix these pups come from?? Donations and not from people that breed irresponsibly. They just dump and run and let everyone else clean up their accidents and messes. So I am sorry when I am not handing out warm and fuzzes to pet owners that are not responsible for their pets and allow things like this to happen.