Star is only 1 yr. I don't think its effecting her quality of life.. yet. The vet did say that the right knee is worse the the left. She didn't specify on what level it is so far ( I was kind of distracted after she basically told me tica is dying and to make the rest of her life as comfortable as possible) But she did say that she shouldn't be bred because it is a genetic disorder. She also told me that it will cause arthritis further along in her life and the best bet for now is to put her on a diet because the excess weight is going to effect her. Star weighs 9.5 lbs and the vet said she should be around 6.5-7.5 and an extra pound or two to them is 20-40 to us. Any tips on the diet thing with 5 other dogs that are free fed? Ive tried the feeding in the morning and at night before bed.. but its like they wont eat.. -_- they seem to be puppycotting the diet. But at the same time my other yorkies worry me if they don't eat because I don't want their sugar to get low and I not catch it. ugh. |