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01-31-2013, 06:30 AM | #1 |
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| surgical repair of a grade 4 luxating patella in my 3 1/2 year old yorkie. Very stressed over taking my 5 lb. fur baby in for a grade 4 luxating patella surgical repair tomorrow! He doesn't seem to be in pain now, but everyone is telling me to get this surgery performed. Can someone please tell me how much pain the dog is in after surgery? Are the pain meds they give adequate? How long to recover? Outcome of grade 4 surgical repairs? Thank you. |
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01-31-2013, 01:39 PM | #2 | |
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01-31-2013, 01:43 PM | #3 |
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| We will keep him in our thoughts for a great outcome.....
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02-22-2013, 10:12 PM | #4 |
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| Can i ask you how the surgery went? How is the recovery process going?? |
02-23-2013, 02:29 AM | #5 |
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| The surgery went very well. He is walking with no limp. The hardest thing is keeping him from over doing it for another few weeks. |
02-23-2013, 03:29 AM | #6 |
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| Glad the surgery went well! (Just seeing this thread for the first time) Praying for a smooth recovery...
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02-23-2013, 08:07 AM | #7 |
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02-25-2013, 11:52 AM | #8 |
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| Glad to hear everything is going well. Buster wanted to run and play too soon as well. The hardest part is resisting their adorable faces and keeping them quiet. Best wishes for you baby's continued improvement.
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04-17-2013, 06:22 PM | #9 |
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| My lil one was just diagnosed with luxating patella. Scared about surgery. Do consider it was worth it? |
04-17-2013, 06:23 PM | #10 |
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04-18-2013, 01:24 PM | #11 |
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| Buster started hopping and extending one leg out so I knew that the kneecap was popping out and not easily slipping back in. Having bad knees myself I know how painful that is. I went to my Vet and an Orthopedic Surgeon and he was diagnosed with Grad 3/4 LP in both back legs. The left one was giving him issues and the Ortho recommended surgery on that leg but to wait on the right until it started bothering him. Not all dogs need the surgery but I feel it is important to find the best Orthopedic Vet you can and go with their recommendation. Buster was MUCH BETTER after the surgery but even now it sometimes goes out. In Buster's case I do feel it was 100% worth it and that it did improve his quality of life. Best wishes for you and your Yorkie. The recovery is the hardest part as you have to make sure they stay quiet for 8 weeks to allow the knee to heal properly. It's a challenge but I am willing to do whatever is needed to be the best guardian I can for my sweet baby boy. joanb I hope your baby is doing well!
__________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." Last edited by Buster Brown; 04-18-2013 at 01:26 PM. |
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