I am in a bit of a situation and I am not sure how to move forward.
My puppy who is 7 months was recently diagnosed with luxating patella. I was shocked and a bit unnerved but I just pushed forward. I was mainly just praying that it wasn't going to break my bank.
I informed the breeder because I suspected that she would want to know since the individual is a show breeder and I gathered their information from the AKC website to avoid any issues with a less than stellar breeder.
I received an email where the breeder stated that all of their dogs have LP grades 1-2 and they made this choice due to wanting to maintain the best show quality dogs and it was a conscious choice.
I can't say that I am completely disgusted but I feel a bit duped. We had a discussion around genetic defects and they never mentioned this at all. I would not have purchased if I had known that this was a known issue. I completely understand that there are certain things that go along with toy breeds but it is my understanding from research that it is completely genetic and largely recessive.
I approached this situation just wanting to make them aware and it appears that I was the only one not aware. My contract protects against life threatening defects only but I guess pain and arthritis aren't life threatening
I'm going to get it fixed but I am not sure where to go from here
*He is showing signs of it. Which is why I took him to the vet to just ease my nerves that he had not hurt himself or was bit by something*