 luxating patella
Harley has had this for awhile now, not sure at which stage it was or is. Occasionally he would hold his rear leg up for a few minutes, he would stretch it out and then be okay. I'm assuming it would snap the knee cap back into place. The vet never seemed too concerned just a "keep his weight down and exercise". Over the weekend I was away and my husband said he jumped off our bed and ever since he hasn't been using his rear right leg. It's been 2 days now, I called the vet this morning and he said since he isn't acting in pain, no wimpering or anything when you touch it, to just see how he does today and tomorrow and on Monday if he is still limping to bring him in for an exam.
The more I research luxating patella the scarier it is for me! He is 9 years old so I'm worried to put him through a surgery that may or may not work. If he was younger I wouldn't even think about paying the astronomical cost but given his age and arthritis setting in it makes me nervous to put him through that surgery and recovery for a maybe. I only assume the vet will say he needs surgery because I stumbled on a few youtube videos of dogs pre-surgery and it's just like Harley's. Any help would be appreciated... |