> Abbey also had her check up and he really feels strong that I should get her
> knees fixed as she has luxtating (sp) patella - she is bow legged but she can
> run fast and never seems to be in any pain. I am asking again for your
> advice, should I just take her to the surgeon and see what he says? I have
> heard that the surgery is often not successful and often has to be repeated
> and then they get arthritis. I was just wondering if any of you have had the
> surgery done and what was your outcome and would you do it again? I know the
> longer I put it off the outcome can be compromised so PLEASE if you have any
> opinions please share with me.
> XOXOXOX
> Nancy and her amazing girls
I would suggest that you do some googling on 'luxating patella in chihuahuas'
so you have a better undertanding of what is actually going on in the knees.
Perhaps you already have done so, excellent. Personally I have known 3 or 4
dogs that had this surgery done. All eventually had pretty good outcomes, but
there is a LOT of recovery time and pain and difficulty following the surgery.
I think that the surgery is often done unnecessarily. If the dog is not showing
any discomfort or serious walking problems I say wait and see what happens, the
surgery can be done down the road a bit IF it turns out to be needed. My own
chihuahua Swee'Pea developed a bit of a 'skip' in her gait when she was about 2
years old. No pain evident, still loved running around like crazy, etc. I had 2
different vets suggest that she needed surgery for this grade 1 luxating
patella problem. I said no thanks, lets see what happens over time. Today she
is 16 years old, still has that same bit of a skip now and then, no pain or
problems after all these years of running around on that knee. So I am of
course very glad that I did not put her thru the pain, misery, and risk of that
surgery. Not to even mention the cost. So that is my personal experience and
opinion.
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