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Re: Luxating Patella
I personally went with the surgery for my Brussels Griffon. She is young and healing from the surgery now will be faster and easier on her. From my discussions with the vet and what I have read, I believe that not having the surgery could lead her to have greater problems in the future.
She is quite an athlete and I wanted her to be able to be as active and pain free as possible. Interesting how my decision is based on the same things as PennyH but that I came to a different conclusion as to what was best for my pet. So obviously it is a personal choice too.
I just had her one back knee done that was causing her pain. My vet told me 3-6 weeks of recovery. She is either in an ex-pen, her crate or leashed. We have finished our first 10 days. She will get her staples out next week. Get an x-ray the week after and then we will see where she is.
This is a very common surgery where I live at with a good prognosis. I will continue to supplement her with glucosamine. My vet has told me that her other knee is also bad but that since it isn't causing her problems or pain we do not need to do anything yet. Although again, if it is going to get worse, I would prefer doing surgery while she is young and able to heal better and faster than waiting until she is older.
I do know that one dog had surgery but had gotten so use to not using that leg before the surgery because of the knee, that even after the surgery they had a lot of work to get her to start using it. So that is something you want to be aware of.
I just wanted to share the perspective from somebody who opted for surgery.
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