I just wanted to toss in my two cents here. Our sweet little Raven (who died last December at the age of 17) was a rescue from the pound in NC at the age of two (or there about). She was just about 17 lbs and a chi mixed with some kind of bully type dog... boston or pug or something along those lines.
Anyway, what I wanted to say was for all the years we had her when she first got up she would kick one of those hind legs out a couple of time. Sure didn't seem to bother her and she ran like the wind right up to the day she died. I can't say that what was wrong with her leg is what is wrong with Abby's but it is might be. We always said she had a hitch in her get along <G> of course if she had been in any pain or difficulty we would have had her checked and neither our vet in NC nor the one here in AZ mentioned it.... I don't think they ever saw her do it and we never mentioned it..... So, for what it's worth.. that is Raven's story...... ________________________________ From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, November 17, 2010 2:45:04 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Miss Maggie's first Vet visit with me and my vet - Important Advice about Abbey Yes, I spent hours on the internet and heard a lot of terrible things about the surgery - a lot of times they have to come back and have it re-done - infections. Terrible recovery. Abbey runs faster than a greyhound and never seems to be in pain. I worked for a surgeon and I know how they are - they get their money by doing lots of surgery so I know if I go and talk with the surgeon he is going to tell me that she needs it! Nancy --- On Wed, 11/17/10, charlierom2003 <[email protected]> wrote: >From: charlierom2003 <[email protected]> >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Miss Maggie's first Vet visit with me and my vet - >Important Advice about Abbey >To: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 8:17 AM > > > > >> 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. > > > > >------------------------------------ > >" Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! >Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
