[maxdog]

I would get a 2nd opinion. We took Sasha in because she was holding her right rear leg up when she ran. Our regular vet was out that day and the other vet told us she had mild luxating patella. We took her home and she continued to hold the leg up when she ran but never whined or yelped in pain. Then one day she was running across the family room and went down with a big scream. We immediately took her to our regular vet and told her how she was constantly holding the leg up. She immediately suspected it was not luxating patella and asked permission to do an xray. It turned out it was Legg-Calve-Perthes and that she need immediate surgery. She explained that with lux pat a dog does not usually run around with the leg up. It pops out, they pop it back in and they run on all fours again. She was able to diagnose Sasha because she took the time to listen to us.


JMO but you either need to get comfortable with your vet or find another one. They play too important of a part of our babies lives not to be trusted completely. The vet we saw 1st did the same thing yours did. 5 minutes and a diagnosis without any xrays or tests. Our regular vet is wonderful. She always takes time to listen to us. We know that we will usually be waiting past our scheduled time to see her but that is because she is giving all her patients the extra attention that she gives Max & Sasha.


I hope your furbaby feels better soon.