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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  That seems like quite a bit of money. I had both of Zada's knees operated on last year and it cost $1,300.00 and he's a specialist. I'd check around.
Also grade 4 is the worst you can get and may not be corrected. When they get that high it's usually too late for an operation. All the best to you and your baby. |
A grade 4 knee is the worst but it is not inoperable. The amount of pain the dog would suffer with a kneecap that is permanently dislocated and riding up and down the leg would be excruciating.
What they say about a Grade 4 knee is that surgery should happen immediately. The longer the knee is left in that the condition the less chance the surgery would be 100% successful.
As far as price, in my area, NYC area it's approximately $2500 - $3000 per knee. Keep in mind, the different variables to the surgery.
I looked at it this way....I would demand nothing but the best surgeon for my family and I demanded nothing less for my dogs. Not to say, that kind of money came easily. I'm on my third knee in less than a year.....ummm.....$10,000 worth of knees!
The fact that both my dogs can walk and are pain free is worth every cent of what we spent.