Anybody had patellar surgery on their dogs?
We've known Lucy's whole life that she has luxating patellas. At first they were both like a grade 1 or 2, but as of last year her left rear is a grade 4 (right is still a 1-2). She was limping a bit at that time which is why I had them rechecked, surgery was mentioned but after a few days on Novox she was doing fine and has been fine since.
Now she's doing bad on it again and has periods where she's 3-legged and won't even put it down. So now we're seriously considering the surgery.
I guess my hang up is, how much help can I expect... she's 9 years old. I dont know if I go ahead with surgery or just manage with pain meds again?
I don't have much experience with this problem...
We've known Lucy's whole life that she has luxating patellas. At first they were both like a grade 1 or 2, but as of last year her left rear is a grade 4 (right is still a 1-2). She was limping a bit at that time which is why I had them rechecked, surgery was mentioned but after a few days on Novox she was doing fine and has been fine since.
Now she's doing bad on it again and has periods where she's 3-legged and won't even put it down. So now we're seriously considering the surgery.
I guess my hang up is, how much help can I expect... she's 9 years old. I dont know if I go ahead with surgery or just manage with pain meds again?
I don't have much experience with this problem...