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spayed female has greater risk on Luxating Patella? hey, is spaying makes our gals on a greater risk to get Luxating Patella? i found it from some researches my gal is Luxating Patella grade 3 now n im giving her some supplement, hopefully she won't get worse in other way, i plan to spay her but im afraid it will cause her more serious on Luxating Patella :mad: |
I've never heard of any connection between spaying and bad knees. Maybe if she gained a lot of weight from the spay and the extra weight put more pressure on her knees...is that what you mean? If that's what you've read then you would just need to control her weight and make sure she gets appropriate exercise. |
it may just seem that way because there are just more dogs that are spayed/neutered then intact who are having the surgeries done. if it has something to do with money or care, people that don't care to spend the money or care to fix their dogs are less likely to spend the money to pay for a more expensive and sometimes elected surgery. |
YES, research is showing a link Actually my vet clinic is taking this research seriously enough to have recently changed their recommendation for spay. They used to recommend spay before the first heat to eliminate the risk of mammary cancer, however now they like to see females go thru one heat cycle which will lessen chance of LP, and still spaying before second heat gives good protection against mammary cancer. Evidently the risk of LP is just by spaying too early, before certain hormones are produced (if I remember correctly). I was surprised, but pleased to find this out when I recently took my 2 lil girls in for final shots. I WILL wait until after one heat to spay. That is what I did with my other 2 girls and it worked out fine, plus I felt more comfortable letting them get a little older and bigger before surgery. However, if there is a risk of unwanted pregnancy, that should also be considered in your decision. |
Maggie May's breeder said that if you spay too early, it can cause problems with the "growth plates". I asked the vet about this and she said that it could do that so I would imagine that since that is skeletal it can contribute. I do not know how much one has to do with the other but it does make sense. sorry, I'm no help. Good luck with her lp. Been there, done that with Hot Rod. Hugs, B |
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it can affect the growth plates in larger dogs. Since yorkies are so small its not really a problem. there are many different breeds of dogs of all different sizes so yes i guess LP can be linked, among other bone growth disorders. |
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