Oh, we just went yesterday for our 1st ortho visit and it was very informative. I posted about it
here. We were lucky enough to find a specialist with a wonderful bedside manner, so hopefully you are, too. I can only suggest that you ask questions focusing on the pros and cons of doing the surgery now and keep asking questions until you are comfortable you have a good understanding of both. My Mojo has the same grading as your Callie, and we decided to go through with the surgery, though not immediately. From what I understand, the grade of 3 in particular is serious. A big part of the reason I plan to go ahead with the surgery is because Mojo is so young. I, like komutanon, don't want him to develop arthritis or for his legs to worsen. I'd like to limit his suffering as much as possible.