I would not take her to a regular Vet. Trust me on this. My Vet. was "the" best and all the Vets. in surrounding towns always referred their patients to him when they could not do a certain operation. Long story short, he operated on both Zada's knees and even though he told me how he would need to deepen the groove the cap sits on, he didn't, and later on she had to have more surgery, but this time by a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon. They know what they are doing for sure. So my advice is to make an apointment with one, and get things done right the first time around.