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Originally Posted by nina marquis  She is or has been in super health. The diagnoses is patellar luxation. The only vet that would see her on Sunday was not her reg vet we see her tomorrow. The Sunday vet made a comment that such small dogs don't fair well with anesthesia and at times pass over. Hysterical I was. I was wondering if anyone knew of anything like brace, glucosamine anything that would help with her quality of life. |
Sorry to hear your baby has patellar luxation, commonly referred to as LP.
I would go to a ortho specialist to determine what grade the LP is, 1 - 4, with 4 being the worst. Not all Yorkies require surgery.
I would also seek out another vet with experience with small dogs. It is not true that "small does don't fair well with anesthesia." Talk to the vet about the anesthesia protocol, and do pre-op blood tests. Anesthesia is a risk to all living beings, small and big dogs, and humans. Those risks are minimized with proper preparation.
I completely understand being nervous though! I hate when it is necessary.
You can read more about the anesthesia protocol here:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-protocol.html