[RemydeHaviland]

OMG! We are in almost the same situation! Am so very sorry to hear about Uni's diagnosis and wish you both the best in getting through this!!!

Remy is 11 months, at 6 months he jumped off my bed and seemed to hurt his leg. He was limping so off to the vet we went. Xrays were taken and they said it was just a muscle strain. I even took my xrays to a second vet - more highly regarded - and had him examined to get a second opinion. At that point I specifically asked about LP because I knew it was a concern and BOTH said he did not have it.

Well last month he must have done something because he began limping again. Back to the vet - where the tech said he had stage 2 and an orthro said stage 3. I was very upset, and also very frustrated because I could not "see" the orthro - they took him out of the room and the tech came back saying "she said stage 3". They also said surgery is OK at his age (11 months) which seems odd because I doubt he is finished growing

Bottomline on our current situation, he was on Metacam and is now walking normally again. Remy is a jumper, and a climber, I am doing my best to limit his activity, but it sure is hard!!

In the meantime, I have been reading a lot on LP, the confusing thing from my perspective is how do you say at one point he definitively DOES NOT have it, esp when xrays were done, and then just a few months later say stage 3?? Based on recommendations from YT I have found a vet that is an orthropedic and surgery specialist in Virginia. I plan to take him there to be examined and to have yet another opinion rendered.

With Uni your plan of getting another opinion sounds wise. At least it will give you more information. Perhaps the second vet has more orthropedic and surgery expertise (?) With Remy, I do not yet know whether we are going to have surgery, or not. I want to see what the outcome is of our next exam....and possibly explore therapy options

Again, very,very sorry to hear about Uni!