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Originally Posted by _Chrissy_  He does not seem to be in any pain. Just shakes the leg every couple steps or after jumps off something.
I picked up a set of the dog stairs for him tonight so he can use them to get on the bed.
I am going to take him in to an orthopedic doctor to see what he says. I am not going to just scgedule surgery 
I re-checked his paper work and it says grade II.
Everything I have read online says that they tend to error on the side of more holistic treatment for the stage he is in.
She could move it in and out of the joint by stratening his leg.
It really seems to be bugging him tonight now that she manipulated it 10 times! 
I am just so confused. I do not want to put him through surgery if he does not need it right now. But then she said he could start training himself to not use the leg and then if he got surgery later when it is really bad he would not use the leg even though it was fine again. |
Chrissy, I don't where you are in MD but I can highly recommend the hospital in Annapolis. Our surgeon is highly qualified. He did Hot Rod's surgery this past march and he is perfect. He just had a vet visit 2 weeks ago and the vet said that his knee was as tight as could be.
The hospital will do an evaluation, although I think that it will cost like $120.00.
My 2 neighbors used him, a friend of mine's relative used him and I have to say I totally trust him. He does many of these a week and-he has a yorkie.
how much more perfect can he be? Please seek a second, qualified opinion. Hot Rod' lp was a grade 4. feel free to pm if you have any questions. Good luck with your decision. Hugs, B