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Originally Posted by redrider   I took Duffy to the vet since he has been "reverse sneezing" for a few weeks (after having his inhaled bortadella vaccine) and after telling me he has an upper respiratory infection, he then told me that Duffy has luxating patellas on both back legs. He said they aren't bad right now and may never need surgery, but if he does it will cost from $5,000 to $8,000 for the orthopedic surgery!!  . He was really good about answering my questions and explained everything to me about it. Duffy is 8 months old and may not need surgery for years, if ever. My question (after all that!) is: My husband paid $2,500.00 for Duffy from a breeder here (yes, that is $2,500.00), and while I think he is worth every penny of it, I am a bit ticked that he has the knee problem since my vet said it is genetic. I looked at my "guarantee" from the breeder and it says she guarantees from "life threatening genetic" problems for 1 year. The vet said I should call her so she knows she shouldn't be breeding the parents again. Any ideas on what I should expect her to do about it, if anything? |
I'm sorry about Duffy's knees. your vet is right, he may not ever need surgery, and you can help prevent that by keeping him at a good weight and never letting him get porky. Also don't let him run really rough, this might pop his knee out or tear the cruciate. regular playing is fine and alittle running never hurts but don't let him do the pyscho yorkie run LOL
as for your breeder, i'd let her know about duffy's knees. i'd ask for some money back since you paid so much. i don't know if you'll get it but never hurts to ask