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Originally Posted by WinstonMom  I don't see luxating patella as a problem that is going to go away any time soon in any of the toy breeds. Although I agree that a grade 4 or grade 3 that shows up in a young pup is a genetic problem, a lot of toy dogs develop a grade 1 or 2 later in life from a life time of basically having a good time and doing what little dogs do, which is a lot of jumping and dancing around on their hind legs.
In my opinion, the groove that the patella rides in is shallow on all toy dogs but the patella is much more likely to luxate on a dog with poor structure over all. Yorkies with nicely structured rear legs will move with proper gait are less likely to put stress on the ligaments that hold the patella in place. |
This is true about a grade 3 or 4 showing up in a young pup. LP isn't going to go away anytime soon because dogs are dogs and they do jump and run and play and it can be caused by an injury.
But what needs to be understood as well as no one needs to jump into surgery right away or even at all unless the dog is in pain and the knee won't pop back into place at all. A toy dog can live with LP for a long and healthy and happy life, why put it through a surgery that might develop more problems down the road. As I said in an earlier post, I know so many now that had the surgery and the pens are slipping and arthritis develops anyway and then surgery is required again to fix the slipped pen. Too many overreact when they hear LP...it's very common in "ALL" toy dogs.
Donna