This is a good case of a Grandma loving her little Granddoggie!! She's just adorable Dorothy! Such a pretty little girl. Her bed is too cute---my girl's wanted one the moment they saw it ;) Kisses to that sweetheart from us :)
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This is a good case of a Grandma loving her little Granddoggie!! She's just adorable Dorothy! Such a pretty little girl. Her bed is too cute---my girl's wanted one the moment they saw it ;) Kisses to that sweetheart from us :)
Aw, what a cutie! Poor little leg. She is definitely getting all the love & care she needs for her recovery, though =0)
Hi Dorothy!
I'm new to this forum. I was surfing the net researching slipped knee problems and found your thread. I'm so happy to hear Miura is doing well. :)
I have a 9 year old Yorkie who started limping this week. We took him to the vet and he says the dog has slipped knee joints on both back legs. Said the dog must have put the one leg down when it was slipped out of joint and ripped the tendons in the leg.
Now he is advising 3 surgeries, starting with the 'well' back leg. The first surgery to fix the slipped knee problem on the good leg. The second surgery to fix the ripped tendons on the bad leg. The third surgery to fix the slipped knee problem on the bad leg. He says it could take up to a year to get it all straightened out.
Needless to say, we're not thrilled. Our yorkie, Toto, has heart problems due to a collapsing trachea. So we worry anytime he has to have surgery. He had surgery about 2 years ago for bladder stones. He recovered well from that one.
We lost a Pomeranian about 3 years ago, due to congestive heart failure, which stemmed from a collapsing trachea. Now my other Pomeranian, Maxie Monster, is showing signs of the same problem. :rolleyes:
Vet says he understands if we don't want to do the surgeries, due to health fears. He says little dogs adapt to walking on 3 legs easily. However, he says that with the other knee cap slipping, at any time the tendons in his good leg could tear, and then the dog would have use of neither back leg. :rolleyes:
So I'm trying to do some research, and possibly considering getting a second opinion. I don't like the idea of the poor dog limping around for the rest of his life. It looks so pathetic. But I hate the risks of so many surgeries. We have an appointment for x-rays tomorrow.
Toto is a full-bodied yorkie too. :D I think it's rare for a yorkie to be stocky. And I worry that he'll be carrying around more weight on that single back leg than the average yorkie would, making it even more likely that he'll rip tendons.
My other Pomeranian, Foxy, who passed away due to the heart problems 3 years ago, also had the patellar luxation. But it only slipped out once in a while, and vet never advised surgery. (She was another stocky dog.)
Toto has not shown any signs of pain, other than not using the leg. But I know some dogs just don't vocalize pain. They simply quietly deal with it. So I don't like the idea of just leaving the dog to deal with this for who knows how many years that he might have left.
Toto is a good natured dog. Not very smart, but very, very cute! :D
Just not sure which way to go here. Trying to get as much info as possible in order to help us make the right decision, I guess.
I'm leaning toward the operations myself. It feels abusive to me to watch my dog hop around on only 3 legs, even though I know the surgeries are especially risky for him. I think I just want to be sure that the surgeries are the only option for correcting the problem.
At any rate, I could identify with your posts on your daughter's Chi. My daughter's Chi lives here with us. Tiki is a handful. (We call her the grandchild, as my daughter, an only child, has no children and thus far, does not plan on any).
So far, Tiki is healthy at 3 years of age. We were told she would grow to be about 6 pounds. At the last weigh-in, she weighed 12 pounds (not one ounce of fat on her). So much for breeding nowadays... :eek:
I hope your Miura continues to do well. You sound like a great doggy grandma! :D
Debbie