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My four month old baby has Luxating Patella...Help!!! We left diesel At the Vet yesterday to get x rays done on his knee!! We just found out he has Luxating Patella Grade 4!! The only way to fix it is expensive surgery that might not even work or ammputation!! I was wondering if snyone on here has gone through anyhting like this before and if you could tell me what you did!! It's really hard on me and my family right know!! He's had it since he was born and just learned to deal with the pain... and I just dont want my little baby in pain anymore!!!! Please Help!!!:( |
I am so sorry to hear about your baby. I have not heard of them having to amputate for LP. Did you let your breeder know to see if she will help you out since he was born with it? Did you just buy him and if not did you take him to the vet to be checked when you got him? I hope someone can help you here. I know you must feel horrible. |
Oh Hun, There are lots and lots of threads here on YT about: Luxating Patella I have never heard of having it amputated :( Both my Yorkies have LP in both rear legs. Roxy had her surgery last year, both legs at the same time, she did fine and is great now! ;) Do a 'search' here on yorkietalk for Luxating Patella you find lots of threads to read about it! I am here if you want to talk more...:) |
My sis's Pom had 1 leg done last Nov-no problems & the other one was just done 5 weeks ago. She had to take her to the Univ. of MO veterniary clinic in Columbia, MO I think it was around 1800., per knee. The pin in the 2nd surgery will have to come out in another 2 weeks, she was experiencing lifting her leg & only walking on 3 so my sis took her back yesterday for xrays. She was less than a year old when diagnosed & is now 2 years old. They do not get better without surgery - but we never heard amputation. |
So sorry your baby is in pain. I hope you find a way to deal with it without it costing a fortune and that he feels better soon. |
so sorry about your baby! Like TLC said there's a ton of info on here about lp. My maltese had both his knees done last year and my yorkie had one done this January. The surgery has a very high success rate if done early enough after diagnosis. Look for a board certified surgeon for your best chance at a good outcome. Good Luck to you... |
I am sorry to hear about Diesel, I hope everything works out for the best!:thumbup: |
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Vets can feel the knee's and tell you if there is a problem or not as long as it isn't an overzealous one that knows squat and actually injures them which they can do if they don't know what they are doing. Many knee surgeries on toy breeds of dogs, are not required so be careful of what you are doing. |
Sorry to hear about your puppy.My girl had a grade 3 LP and other than some limping once in a while did good. I put her on a chondroitin and joint supplement which seemed to help quite a bit. The vet I am with usually doesn't recommend surgery, first thing especially with a puppy (a lot of times they outgrow it) unless they are totally lame. Hope this helps. |
I have to agree with Lorraine. I went to 2 Vets and 2 Ortho Specialists, all 4 of them could tell just by a quick examination that indeed Roxy and TJ both have LP. The General Vets would not guess at what Grade they were, they told me the Specialist would be the one to answer that. The 2 Specialists told me Grade 3 for Roxy. She would carry her leg all the time and she did the 'skip' walk (which I used to think was the "Roxy" walk and I thought it was so cute) - Now, I know better - it was her LP. Anyway, we didn't bother with x-ray - until the morning of the surgery, the Ortho Dr. wanted to take a quick look at some x-rays just to see, but they can't really know for sure what's going on in there until they are in there. After Roxy's surgery, the Ortho Dr. said that one leg was actually Grade 1 and the other was Grade 2 - So go figure :rolleyes: Please do not let them talk of or do amputation. I think that's crazy :mad: Please see a Ortho Specialist in this matter, b/c things are being said by this Vet that are uncalled for. :mad: |
Message Forget LP my darling little 4lb butterball wasn't even born with a knee cap to begin with...we had to have surgery a couple months ago..but she was up and around in no time...I agree I've never heard of amputation, I would get another opinion...but don't worry should your baby need surgery they usually do pretty well and it is very common in this breed! |
Oh wow - that's so young to have such bad knee problems...and amputation ?? That sounds very drastic and please get a 2nd opinion if possible - this may not be as bad as the vets said....At 4 months though I have to wonder....poor baby. I'm so sorry but I would suggest reading & researching till you can't see straight....there's alot of info right on this site. GOOD LUCK !! |
The only reason the vet told us about the option of amputation is because we dont have to money to do the surgrey. And because he has grade 4 Luxating Patella that is really really bad, they dont even know if surgery will fix it!!!! |
ok first off don't be hastie with your decision based on what that one vet told you. your pup is only 4 months old and sometimes with a little growth, the LPs work themself out or get a little better. I'd definately go see an orthopedic surgeon and have them check out the leg. i see knee surgeries every day and they are never as young as 4 months. I also have a Chi right now with grade 4 in both legs and she was probably born with it too. i've had her for almost 2 months now and she's a little under a year. she doesn't seem bothered by her knee problem actually. an amputation is completely insane to do. yeah you may not have the money right now but would you seriously consider cutting on the leg for a fixable problem?? go get another opinion and i'm sure their decision won't be as quick as the first one. they will also probably tell you that you can wait another few weeks so you can gather up some money. You can also apply for care credit to help you out some. |
oh another thing, did you get the pup from a breeder? if so the breeder will probably pay for it because the pup was born with it. having LPs at 4 months is not your fault. |
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