this wasn't directed to me, but I seem to be running my mouth a lot lately, so will add here too, lol. The severity of LP varies from chi to chi. I would agree with you vet to try a weight loss regime and pain pills to see if that controls the symptoms before I put the little fellow through surgery. Often times, the surgery doesn't help if it is bad and sometimes it can even make a minor case even worse. There is no harm in trying less invasive options first.
I have never delt with LP, thankfully. I make a point to check all my pups on this. I really don't know what I would do if it it ever did show up! Probably cry my eyes out, then end up keeping the pup forever, lol. However, I did deal with something similar. My first chi had a stroke when he was 12 years old, which left his front legs progressively drawing in. At first, vet said he wouldn't live long...maybe 6 months, so just treat him for pain.( He ended up living another 4 years with the problem getting worse and worse. )When it happened, "I" was in law school in another state. When it was obvious he was gonna live, I brought him to my home vet who told me surgery would have helped had it been done in the beginning, but at that point it was too late. He sent me to some specialist, ect, but bottom line, there was nothing to stop0 the drawing nor reverse it. He was not in pain from it, but I still kept him on pain pills just in case. The last 4 years of his life , I had to carry him every step, including to his bathroom spot. Don't ask me why I told that story...I don't have a clue...guess I am bored and remanicing, lol Marsha > I am a newbie. Long Long story short. We rescued a Chi/Pap/? who we > call Whatever. She was 2 months old, 1.6 ounces, skin infection, bald, > (is long haired), had seizures, starving even had swallowed a feeding > tube. Touch and go for a month or so but with hour to hour feeding a > wonderful country Vet she is now 4.5 lbs, 1.5 years old. Now here is > our current problem. She had infected teeth and after a few weeks of > antibiotics the Vet pulled her retained back molars and also she was > spayed. This was two weeks ago. Our other vet was > afraid to operate because of her small size. We live in the boonies > and vets around here are used to BIG critters. Now the crux of this > message. She still was not the happy dog and we took her back to the > Vet. She has Luxating patella in her left rear knee. The vet wants us > to put her on a diet because of her tiny bones she should only weigh > 3lbs. He does not want to operate since she is in the early stages. I > have read and read about luxating patella and > finally, thank you God, I found your message. Do you think we could > start Whatever on a regime of (1/4) tablet of glucomine 500 > mg/chondroitin 400mg/MSM 166 mg? I know if I asked the vet he > probably wouldn't be able to answer me, nothing against the vet but we > are country here. He did recommend 1/4 of a baby aspirin to help with > the pain but if we could help with the luxating patella that would be > wonderful. > > We have her on a diet of lean food and giving her 1/2 cup a day and not > a lot of snacks. My husband, who was NOT a dog person, has > adopted Whatever and I swear he gives her kisses more than he gives > them to me. Anyway she just looks at him and he would share > anything with her. This is now a no-no who he gets THE look! > > We are very gun shy with her since last month we lost our Chinese > crested inside of three days. Peanut woke up very sick took her > immediately to the vet, got medicine but she still died. She was l2 > years old. > > We also have a rescued Affenpinscher, and our two outside guard and > herd dogs are a rescued Great Pyr and an Aussie. Everybody > including four cats are fixed, we are not in the breeding business. > > I thank you so much for your help or anyone else who has tried this > treatment on their chi. > > rainbows.... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
