My dog is a pomeranian cross and she is adorable! she is five years old and just recently the vet has informed us that she has luxating patellas in her two back legs. no other vets had noticed this beforehand (idiots!!) newayz i have never really noticed her having any pain in her back legs, except we have always noticed that she doesnt like to run up stairs and sometimes has trouble jumped up heights and when she runs she kind of hops around which is one of the reasons why we love her.
now the vet said we should get surgery but the problem is it costs $1,000 per leg which is a huge amount of money! is it even necessary to get it done?
the last thing i want is for my dog to grow older and get bad arthritis so she cant walk and its too late for surgery =(
advice pleaso
2007-11-06 18:58:08 · 5 answers · asked by i think my answer is best 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
also i dont want to put my dog through the pain of a surgery if its unnecessary as my dogs a sookie baby!
2007-11-06 19:10:28 · update #1
I would have her knees graded to see how bad they are before considering surgury. Get a second opnion if necessary.
Surgury or not, she will most likely develop arthritis. If its a low grade luxation, pain management would be a better option than surgury. There is always a risk with surgury.. it can make things better, no change, or sometimes make things worse.
2007-11-06 19:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It always pays to get a second or even a third opinion when speaking of surgery. Also - you need to check around for different prices. If you are talking to an orthopedic surgeon - it will cost you twice as much to fix that knee. A lot of vets can do this surgery without being called an "orthopedic specialist"...That name right there will cost you a fortune. Ok - the SX is not a bad SX - of course the dog will be sore but it is not terribly bad on them. What you need to weigh is her quality of life before and after the SX This is a necessary sx if your dog is having walking issues - it can get worse - but you still have plenty of time to do your homework - call other vets to get an estimate - research the sx on the internet. If you get more than one vet recommending the sx, then I would also do it. Just remember that when you consult with a new vet - get an estimate on the spot - carry your original radio-graphs with you so that you do not have to pay for any more - Don't let them bully you into taking more x-rays - Explain that you are there for a second opinion based on the radio-graphs that you have (assuming your vet did indeed x-ray the knee). The vet that I work for charges roughly $400 per knee plus pain meds to go home with...
2007-11-06 22:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by mydoggiesmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one in each and every of my little Chis performed approximately 3 years in the past. He had severe luxation in the two lower back legs and surgical treatment substitute right into a could if he substitute into to stay sound previous the age of two. i substitute into success adequate to stay close to a nicely often happening canines orthopedic medical expert and he finished the surgical treatment on my canines. The surgical treatment went nicely, and different than for slightly further discomfort med, the canines spoke back straight away. We did could take him lower back in whilst between the pins pushed extremely out of place - yet this substitute right into a rapid fix performed with some mild sedation. And, even however we stored him restricted for 6 finished weeks, he did enhance some little seromas (fluid filled sacs) at the two surgical web pages. those straight away resolved themselves however. i'm uncertain with reference to the long rehab yet another poster stated, because our canines appeared to leap lower back after his confinement. in certainty, it substitute into perplexing to make him take it ordinary. And the surgical treatment substitute into the kind of fulfillment that the canines even tracks greater suitable now. basically be confident to locate a sturdy vet and that i think of each and every thing would be ok. additionally, we had the two performed at as quickly as and the fee substitute into $2,000 alongside with submit surgical visits. sturdy success!
2016-09-28 12:25:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mopst dogs get worse as time goes on so I would definately have it done.
2007-11-06 22:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She will suffer more and more as she gets older, if you don't get this taken care of.
2007-11-06 19:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by PurebredDog 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋