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Originally Posted by kperry  Well, I just wanted everyone who wrote to me giving me guidance - I went to an ortho surgeon today. He said if she is showing no signs he would not operate on her. She is very active and shows no signs of any knee trouble at all. He will check her in 6 months. I am to watch her to see if she starts to show signs of either one of her legs bothering her. If, and at that point we will then discuss surgery. He said she could live her whole life fine and never show signs. I prayed so much before her appt. today. I am so glad I got a second opinion from a specialist. Makes me question my own vet though. |
I am so glad you went to a specialist! Thank you for letting us know. Chances are you will never need to do surgery on her. I have a few pups here with varying degrees of LP and none have had or will hopefully ever need surgery. They run and play and have no issues.
Some vets do believe that LP must be operated on. I always recommend a specialist; but I go to a specialist any time surgery is recommended. They are the ones who deal with these things day in and day out and know best.
Just weigh it all carefully. You need to evaluate your vet by how he/she handles other issues. Is he/she up to date on immunization schedules is a number one thing to find out. If not, then I would certainly think about another vet. Any vet who is not up to date and doing continuing education is not worth a lot in my book. That is why I always look for AAHA accredited vets...it does not always mean the best vet, but there are certain standards that they must meet and continuing education is one of them.
Good luck!
