My Pixie age 4 just had LP surgery this summer. Her problem came on suddenly after walking off the bed. She was diagnosed by 4 vets as Grade 3 Lp in left and grade 2 in right. The reason I had surgery is that she did not cope well with it. She had a hard time walking (falling over) and was in pan. My 5 year old has Grade 4 in both knees and while the knee's are always out it doesn't bother her. She stands on her 2 back legs and does not limp. Due to her not being bothered by it and her other health issues, her vet and I decided to do a watchful waiting to see if she gets worse. My vet said she has treated 14 year old dogs with grade 4 that never needed surgery and did fine their whole lives. I hope you can get her feeling better with crate rest and some meds from your vet. |