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04-20-2017, 12:01 PM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: kansas city, mo
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| Luxating Patella Hello everyone, I am fairly new to this web site. I have a 6 month old puppy who barely uses his back right leg. My vet has already diagnosed Toby with Luxating Patella. He said I need to wait until he is 9 months old(skeletal maturity) so he can give an accurate grade. Judging by how he hardly uses his back right leg now, I can safely guess he will probably end up with a grade 3 or 4. My vet is a friend of mine and we grew up together. I trust his opinion and I know he's very knowledgeable. I had asked about glucosamine and chondroitin but he mentioned it might be tough to get him a correct dosage since he is 3lbs. He told me to try Omega 3 fatty acids instead. I am fairly annoyed with the breeder I purchased my dog from. They are AKC registered, but that doesn't mean anything to me now. I suspect they have bred dogs with current knee conditions. I emailed them months ago and they never responded. I was mainly asking about Toby's parents and if they had knee problems. I have since left a very honest review on their business anywhere it lets me to warn people. I feel a bit silly about all of this because I grew up with a family Yorkie that did not have knee problems at all. I did not know this issue was so prevalent with Yorkies. We take very good care of Toby, he eats better than we do with the quality of his food and I do anything to take care of him. We really do enjoy our tiny, crippled, ball of energy Yorkie. I want him to have a happy enjoyable life and not limp around on his bad leg. I think he has 2 bad legs but one of them is a lot worse off than the other. It's very disheartening to watch him limp around being a puppy. He has so much excitement and energy, I just want to take care of him the best I can. I imagine that means surgery is in the near future. I just wanted some feedback from people who have had this surgery with their dogs. Is there anything I should be concerned about? Is there anything else I can do to help Toby out? I've done a lot of research on this but I would like to hear some experiences from people. I know I shouldn't let him jump, and try to limit his activity, but he is always a puppy with a ton of energy. Thanks in advance for the responses. Thanks, Jason |
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04-21-2017, 01:40 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT. The best advice I can give you is to see an Ortho Vet ASAP. I know you trust your friend but given the unusual severity of this case, and at *such* an usually young age - it is really nothing you'd want to take casual advice about. You really want someone who specializes in this to assess it properly - to do films etc and see what else may be going on in there. I've had knee surgeries on both our Wylie (double LP) and our chi, Arthur (double tears at different times). Both have done so well afterward - no limping whatsoever.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
04-21-2017, 09:28 AM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| If he is not using his leg that means it hurts otherwise he would be using it. You need to go to an orthopedic specialist like now.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
04-21-2017, 01:21 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Clinton Township, NJ
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| Luxating patella surgery is major surgery. I got three opinions before having Max operated on. An orthopedic surgeon did my dog's surgery and it has a hard recovery period. We are only on day 8 post surgery, and Max has a long way to go. However, Max is seven or eight ( adopted) so your little one will heal faster, I believe. Good luck. Gew |
07-23-2017, 12:28 PM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Clinton Township, NJ
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| We are now 15 weeks post original double luxating patella surgery. It was rough. Seven weeks past the original double, his left leg had to be operated again. That surgery went well and this week his is running and climbing stairs. We don't allow jumping off the couch or anything when he-remembers to stop which he usually does. This past Wednesday he was cleared to run again and he is delighted. He has no limp or yelps. We are thrilled. Gew |
07-23-2017, 03:17 PM | #6 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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07-24-2017, 12:58 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Clinton Township, NJ
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| The encouragement of some certainly helped. Opinions are important to everyone, but criticism is hurtful and discouraging. research shows that many have repeats. Gew |
07-24-2017, 09:12 AM | #8 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Research shows that when a non board certified surgeon does LP surgery that it has to be redone. It's very rare that when a board certified surgeon does it that it has to be redone unless the dog does something to it in recovery. This is not criticizing you but it's putting the information out there that you should only ever use board certified surgeons.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
07-24-2017, 10:28 AM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Clinton Township, NJ
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| Max was operated on by a board certified surgeon, and before the repeated surgery, seen by a second board certified surgeon. I did the best I could for this little guy I love and thank God he is now enjoying romping and running again. I would hope that breeders would take seriously the inherited factor and avoid more dogs from going through the pain. Gew |
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