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Originally Posted by jmcmu66  I have a friend who bred her yorkie with another yorkie. They have four babies, three boys and a girl. They are about 8 weeks old. The girl has subluxating patella. My friend is trying to talk me into one of the boys. My question is what are the chances the boys will have this problem? Would they already show signs if they were going to have it? I don't want to pay all that money for a dog that is going to need major medical intervention in the near future. If anyone has any information about this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Susan |
Let me say if they detected LP in the pups this early it must be pretty bad. Most pups have loose knees and their knees don't begin to firm and set until a bit later. My advice is to have the puppies hips and knees x-rayed at about 3 months of age. This should give you an better idea on how those knees are setting.