Yorkipoo has several problems
 

I am new to this site, but welcome any advice. I have read several forums and they are all great advice...I guess I want to put my baby's situation out there for my own comfort.

I have a Yorkipoo who will be 5 this year. She is Missi and is a doll. Well, she CAN be a trouble maker, but I love her just the same.

A while back she tore a ligament in her leg, several weeks of rest helped and she was back to herself.

I recently found out that she has a floating patella.

A couple weeks ago, I got a scare where she was acting strange...very lethargic, didn't eat and than wasn't breathing normally.

I took her to my vet and after several hundred dollars found out that she also has a collapsing trachea. (the lethargy and not eating was apparantly due to a urinary tract infection). She has always had the backwards sneeze when she is excited (occurs daily) as they call it and come to find out that this is why. I have had the same vet since she was a pup and I was sort of surprised that he didn't mention this in the past.

Then, last Tuesday morning she came wobbling into the bathroom while I was getting ready for work...she wasn't using her back right leg. I figured she popped her knee out again so kept her configned for a few days.

After feeling both legs and comparing, I noticed that the injured leg seemed broken. It felt completely disconnected from the knee down. After taking her back to the vet...it was discovered that she did in fact pop her knee out again but also tore her acl (I believe) all the way through.

My vet wrapped it and she is on "bed rest". He did say again that small dogs (she is 10.5lbs) usually heal on their own. We are going to re-check it in a week.

I am not sure if surgery will really correct the problem or not. I have seen mixed opinions.

My poor Missi just can't seem to win for anything...

Any suggestions or responses based on experience or medical knowledge are greatly appreciated.

Her sister Sippi (a soon to be 6yr old Shih Tzu) misses their play time!

Thanks!:aimeeyork I will upload pic's of my little ones as soon as I can.

Sorry to hear about all her problems I can't give advise because I dont know alot about these issues as of yet but wanted to welcome you to YT and bump this so someone who does know might be able to help you.

Welcome to YT. I too, am sorry to hear about Missi's problems, and don't have any experience that I would be able to give advice about. But I don't think a completely torn ACL will heal itself. I look forward to reading other responses to find out more about this.

The one piece of advice I would give is to get a second opinion from a completely different vet practice. Your story gives me concerns that maybe your current vet isn't quite up to standard. And with an injury as serious as a collapsed trachea or torn ACL, I think a second opinion should be standard practice.

Good Luck and please keep us updated on Missi's condition. :)

Sorry I can't help. Welcome to YT!

What Missi has is called luxating patellas, where the knee cap slides in and out of place. They are very common in Yorkies and be genetic or from stress from jumping on and off furniture.

Unfortunately, dogs with luxating patellas are prone to ACL tears. If the ACL is completely torn, Missi will need surgery. Her patellas will be fixed, too, which will prevent crippling arthritis later on.

Here are a couple of good links for you:

Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in Dogs

Luxating Patella: A Knee Problem in Dogs