10-08-2009, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Sweet Apple Someone on the site, today, was telling me that in most cases, luxating patella is hereditary...I've read that it can be caused through injury too..I have pillows all around the couch and chair, so Apple has a soft landing, when jumping off furniture...I'm not a doctor, so I can't say whether you should give your puppy supplements, but I'm going to start giving my Apple glucosamine and chondroitan, as a preventative...I use flexicose, and it's for animals too, so I just need to contact the company regarding the dosage...I am very careful about apple jumping down off high places, etc....very careful! | Please consider getting some pet stairs to put around your furniture. It would be so easy for her to land wrong on those pillows! I know it softens the landing, but it also allows her joints to turn/bend awkwardly. This really isn't a good idea.
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