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komutanon · 09-08-2011, 06:59 PM

My 2 year old Maltese/Yorkie, Kimchee, hurt herself while playing fetch in the grass. She was diagnosed with lp grade 3/4. The vet and ortho recommend surgery because this can lead to arthritis. It's been a couple of weeks since the incident and she walks and jumps fine with no pain. Every once in a while she'll limp when she runs in the grass. I think the uneven terrain makes it worse. Anyway, do you all think we should do surgery? Or can we treat her with supplements and just be more careful of her running and jumping? I'm worried about her post surgery (never crated, very hyper) and $3000 is hard to come by nowadays.

09-08-2011, 06:59 PM	#1
komutanon Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Streamwood, IL, USA Posts: 61	Luxating patella. Surgery? My 2 year old Maltese/Yorkie, Kimchee, hurt herself while playing fetch in the grass. She was diagnosed with lp grade 3/4. The vet and ortho recommend surgery because this can lead to arthritis. It's been a couple of weeks since the incident and she walks and jumps fine with no pain. Every once in a while she'll limp when she runs in the grass. I think the uneven terrain makes it worse. Anyway, do you all think we should do surgery? Or can we treat her with supplements and just be more careful of her running and jumping? I'm worried about her post surgery (never crated, very hyper) and $3000 is hard to come by nowadays.