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Originally Posted by Murnah  Sorry to hear about your baby. I took Phoebe to yet another vet because I'm trying to get the right vet for her and me. This is her third vet since October. During her initial examination unlike the other two this vet thought to examine Phoebe's good back leg being as she dorsn't have use of the other. She found Phoebe does have the patella luxation in her good hind leg. She said on a scale of 1 to 4 she is at a 2, if she moves to a 3 she will need surgery otherwise she could end up in a wheelchair. She put her on Dasuquin (joint health supplement). Luckily Phoebe loves them and eats like thry are a treat. They are kind of spendy at $40 at bottle but if they help her then I will gladly pay it. It doesn't hurt to get a 2nd opinion though and I would definately reccomend it. good luck. |
Stage 3 luxation will NOT put her in a wheelchair. Plenty of dogs have those numbrs.
Supplements will not hurt her, but in my experience, I have not seen a benefit.
Find a vet who knows these things! Doing surgery on a dog with stage 3 will NOT prevent a torn cruciate ligament. I have seen cases where people spend a ton of money to repair LP only to have to spend another ton of money if and when the cruciate tears. Then the owner is out a ton of unecessary money and the poor pup has to endure two surgeries.
I am going to send a message to one of our members who went through this so she can share that story....