This is my third attempt to post this, I am a newbie. We have a long-haired Chi/Pap/? that we call Whatever because we are not to sure whatever she is. She was rescued at two months old, she weighed 1.6, had a skin infection, bald, starving, had seizures and even threw up a feeding tube where somebody tried to force feed her. With our wonderful country vet's help and around the clock feeding for a month she did survive. Whatever is now one and a half years old and weighs 4.5 lbs. Last month she got sick and we found out she had retained molars and canines which were infected so we put her on antibiotics and when the infection cleared up our vet recommended another vet to do the surgery. At that time we had her spayed.
Two weeks later she just wasn't herself back to the new vet, his examine and x-rays showed a luxating patella at the left rear knee. He does not want to operate right now and recommended that she loose weight. He said her bones are very tiny and she should be about 3 lbs. Also he said to give her 1/4 of baby aspirin for pain. Well we have put her on a lean diet and DH has been told in no uncertain terms NO goodies. He was not a dog person until Whatever came along and he has spoiled her rotten. Whatever is his shadow. We do give her a little graham cracker with peanut butter at night for her low sugar which really helps to prevent the seizures. I have gotten off the subject, sorry. I have read and read about luxating patella and today I found this site and what you are giving your chi. Do you think that it would be safe to give one fourth (1/4) tablet of glucomine 500 mg/chondroitin 400mg/MSM 166 mg to Whatever. I would rather help with the problem by using that than just using the baby aspirin to mask the problem Any help you and anybody else can give me would be greatly appreciated. Side note, we would ask the vet but we retired to the boonies, closest town has a pop of 356. Our wonderful vets here are more familiar with BIG critters. They also are very conservative as far as treatment goes. If my other l-o-n-g message shows up I apologize for the repeat. Thank you... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
