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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 Irene, are you talking about LP-luxating patellas; or LP Legg Perthes disease of the hip? They now call it LCP but some still use LP. These genetic guarantees are hard to word to protect all parties. For instance, luxating patellas can be caused by trauma-say a jump off a high surface or dropped by someone. I had that happen to one of my moms-dropping I mean.. |
Thanks for asking..LCP I guess is what it's referred to. My vet said plain as day. Luxating Platellas can NOT be as a result of injury. Now, a knee injury can occur that is similar to LP needing surgery and all. But the actual hereditary LP we see is a result of how the knee is malformed. The groove is not deep enough therefore the knee slips out of place. An inury can't cause that. I am working with my vet to see if xraying puppies before the leave will help determine the formation of the knee. This way I have it on record. I don't know if that will work. That's how LP is officially diagnosed, by xray.