My 13 year old Yorkie has knee problems. Vet says there's no arthritis but her knee joints pop out if she's overactive or jumps/fallsor slips etc. It's pretty horrific to see and painful for the dog. We try to prevent it happening (no walking up stairs etc) but she's a very fit active dog and even walks with the joint popped out. We're wary of doing anything that might make things worse but we bought dog shoes (ridiculous I know) which prevent her slipping/falling and seem to help stop it happening when she's being very active but......is there any way we can support her knees? I'm thinking humans have support bandages - would they work on dogs?
2007-03-04 01:04:40 · 2 answers · asked by LRolly 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Sounds like she has some severe luxating patellas, they probably have gotten worse with her age. I wouldn't consider surgery on something like that for a 13 year old dog. A luxating patella is a knee joint in the hind leg that is not fitting properly and popping out much like some people's do. I suppose you could try to use one of those muscle wraps we use on humans for sprains, it couldn't hurt to try.
2007-03-04 01:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm surprised your vet didn't recommend some way to help the poor dog. Call and ask the vet what he would recommend as far as bandages. You could try one of those human knee support bandages...but you've have to be sure to get the right size and not keep it on the dog for a long time because Yorkies have small legs and you would'nt want to cut off any circulation.
Before doing that, though, you may try your local pet store and see what they have in bandages for animals.
2007-03-04 01:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋