Oh, so sorry to hear that Diego hurt himself. Hope the poor guy mends fast and doesn't have to go through the surgery, but if he does, plenty of little dogs have come out of that type of surgery for the better of it. I knew of a friend's little yorkie that had it done and the recovery was a horror, but the end results were fantastic. She could dance on her hind legs, something she never did before, and with her, they left the pins in for life, and she never had a problem with them.
-------Original Message------- From: Rebecca Bate Date: 3/12/2012 9:01:07 PM To: Chi Subject: [Chihuahuas] Diego.....UGH So here is the story of why I was asking about luxating patella. Yesterday Diego jumped off of something "wrong" and hurt his back leg. He always bunny hopped a bit on that leg anyways but now won't hardly bear weight on it. I could feel his patella moving out of place this evening :( took him to the vet and sure enough its a grade 3 now. Vet said wait two weeks, keep him on pain meds and anti-inflam meds. Maybe its soft tissue swelling thats pushing it out worse. So wait and see. I am sick over the thought of this surgery. The 1200 price tag and the recovery time. I also have read some that the surgery doesn't have a great success rate. So I don't know what to think right now. I feel really sorry for the poor little guy. We will do whatever is needed, just don't know what that may be right now! Any thoughts or input would be great! Rebecca
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