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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  I'm just glad I have "GREAT" vets  I have two that I trust and both have said with it so common in the toy breeds and as long as no pain or limping on a consistant basis no need for it. |
I hear that! My regular vet and my ortho vet both are very conservative about LP. It IS common in these pups! And, I know that many times they do fine without surgery. I had a pup who had LP all of the ten years that I had him (I had adopted him as an adult). He died in 2006 from other causes...never needed surgery for his knees, nor did he suffer from them. He had been seen by vets in NJ and even in those days, my vets did not suggest surgery!
Just like human doctors, some vets suggest surgery more than I am comfortable with. We all know that that does happen. Ever see a person with a bad back? If they are not careful about the physicians they choose, they can often end up with multiple surgeries and end up in worse shape than when they started. We just need to be educated consumers and choose our professionals carefully.