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Originally Posted by Mark15  thankyou so much for your response everyone. Im going to make an appointment as soon. as possible. Hopefully its not LP and just a little bruise because he jumps and falls off all the time.Like if we hold him he jumps out of our hands before we have chance to put him down. So it could be an injury.hope its not lp or bone Canc. ... Well see... Thankyou all who response and so promptly. really appreciate it.  |
You should hold him tight and place him down, so he doesn't jump. I am really sorry to say, but LP is so common in Yorkies. He is 7 and most likely has had LP for quite some time and the continued years of normal jumping has progressed the LP to the point you are now seeing, carring his leg.
LP has 4 Grades. IMO Grade 3 and Grade 4 should have surgery to stop the luxation. LP can't fix itself, and you can not *un-do* the damage. The luxation over and over causes the cartilage to wear away, once worn down, you have bone rubbing on bone, which means pain and lots of it.
Alot of us here, including me have LP dogs. If surgery is required, please seek an Ortho Specialist to do the surgery, and make sure they will be doing the cut and pin type of LP surgery.
As for supplements, alot of us are using Cosiquin, by Nutromax. They seem to be the only company that has actual case studies to back there product.
Best Wishes and keep us posted