That's approximately what I paid per knee in my area....$3000.
Your question was...what do you think the breeder is going to do? I think if your health guarantee states "life threatening" genetic diseases then patellas are not going to be covered.
When my maltese had his knees done last year I too contacted his breeder. He was 4 years old at the time and I didn't expect any money from her...I simply called to let her know about Chandler.
She said both the sire and dam had been OFA cleared for patellas. Fine and dandy but luxating patellas are carried by a recessive gene...it could go back 5, 10 or 20 generations. So basically the testing was useless in this breeding.
Good Luck to you.....just keep in mind, it's a fixable problem and with time your baby will be fine. |