 Surgery In our Near Future
Emmie has been having trouble lately jumping up onto things. She is seven months old, I thought it was maybe because she was getting big too fast. Sometimes it would take 4 or 5 times to jump, sometimes she would jump and hit the side of the couch instead of jump onto the couch. And yes I tried to discourage her from jumping at all, however, that was not at all possible. So this week I noticed that sometimes she would draw up her leg and hop around but then a few minutes later she would walk fine. She did this off and on randomly with both back legs. Tonight she was playing and suddenly yelped and cried I picked her up and she was shaking. This time was different, I was worried about a broken leg or something. I took her to the vet immediately and after examining her they said.... she may have torn her CCL which is unusual in dogs this young, but she was positive in the test they did. BUT it could have been because her knees are so unstable. Because they also found out she apparently has Bilateral Luxating Patella... Grade 4. So we have been referred to a orthopedic surgeon. I am so sad. I feel like I did something wrong or could have prevented this in some way. Any ideas on how to make things easier on her? |