Maggie has grade 3 LP and has only had a problem once. We kept her quiet and kept her off it as much as possible. She also had an injection from the vet and got pills to take while "resting" it. That was when we first discovered it and she hasn't had any issues since. Our vet said the surgical center charges $2000/leg, but said one of the surgeons comes into his office and it can be done for $1000/leg. I'm not sure if the $3000 you mentioned is for one leg or for both, but I would check around if I were you. Also, if you feel the dog is having continual or chronic problems with it, you should have the surgery. We plan to hold off doing the surgery unless Maggie has more problems, which thankfully she hasn't. |