Thanks everyone for your advice. The breeder and I have been e-mailing and I am trying not to be rude to her. She is stating that NONE of her dogs have LP, Roxy parents have NEVER had a litter of pups that have LP. She said Patella can be caused by injury as well.
I said that:
As far as LP being caused by injury, since the day I got her, she has NEVER been in any type of circumstance where her LP would be caused by injury to both her rear legs.
This is taken from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals:
"Although the luxation may not be present at birth, the anatomical deformities that cause these luxations are present at that time and are responsible for subsequent recurrent patellar luxation. Patellar luxation should be considered an inherited disease."
I am going to contact the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals for more information about all the research they have on LP. Also, I am going to ask for listings of Ortho Specialist in the area that they would highly recommend to do the surgery on Roxy.
--- Which I am going to contact the Ortho Foundation. I am also going to get X-rays done immediately and see if the Vet can tell me by looking at them if it was injury or genteic?
I never wanted to admit it before, because I just LOVE my two little piggies to dealth, but between the few issues with TJ (he has that 'roach back' and he also has about 8 adult teeth on the upper and lower in the middle of his front and back teeth that just NEVER formed - genetic defect) and now with Roxy having Grade 3 LP in both rear legs and let's not forget about the Collapsing Trachea that I fear she has as well. But I am still not convinced it isn't a Reverse Sneeze...) Anyway, I am not saying that the breeder is HORRIBLE, b/c I know she feels she takes great care of her animals and that maybe so, but I just don't think she is 'screening' her breeding dogs. So with that said, I am not the type of person that will bad mouth back and forth.
My main concern are my babies and I have had them for just over a year noe, so they are mine and my responsibility. I will get the X-rays and go from there.
I don't know for sure what in the wold her 'Genetic Guarantee' means...but if the Vet and the Specilaist can both agree that Roxy's LP is Genetic and if the bill is going to cost me an arm and a leg then I just might have to pursue the breeders "Guarentee that her dogs are FREE from Genetic Defects".
Thanks agaian everyone, I really love you, your advice and tips are AWESOME!!!! Keep up to good work! |