Patella Luxation

[mouseshadow2001]

We gained Max three years ago, as his previous owner wanted a new home for him as he was unsuitable for showing, ( too friendly we were told) and he is very friendly. He was wanted as a companion for Hudson, who is a year older. He has had problems off and on over the years particularily with his back right leg, although previous examinations have shown nothing. Over the past four weeks, he has had a intermittent dead leg, struggled to jump on the chairs and bed, reluctant to go up the stairs, so he went back to the vet, this time seeing one of the new vets who told DH that Max has loose kneecaps. I've done a websearch and this is called Patella Luxation, and may require surgery, plus we really need to get some weight off him. We have always struggled with his weight although he eats less than anyone else in the pack and is the most active on our walks. This condition may explain the strange way he tick-tocks when coming up the stairs. Any one else have a dog with this - how did you get on?

 

[bertha]

Hi, is Max a whippet? If so luxating patella is unheard of as far as I am aware. He could have a cruciate ligament problem, that is something very common in most breeds, one of my whippets damaged his and it took ages to heal, some dogs are so bad they need to be operated on to cure the problem.

It does sound very odd, I think I would get a second opinion if I was in your shoes.

Good luck. :cheers:

 

[jinnyfizz]

I did alot of research regarding injury/wear and tear to the stifle (knee) joints.

Here is one useful link which thoroughly explains cruciate ligament damage :thumbsup:

http://www.pets.ca/encyclopedia/ccl_dogs.htm

and another

http://vetmedicine.about.com/gi/dynamic/of...aterupture.html

 

[moretoniacarol@tiscali.co.uk]

I did alot of research regarding injury/wear and tear to the stifle (knee) joints.Here is one useful link which thoroughly explains cruciate ligament damage :thumbsup:

http://www.pets.ca/encyclopedia/ccl_dogs.htm

and another

http://vetmedicine.about.com/gi/dynamic/of...aterupture.html

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[moretoniacarol@tiscali.co.uk]

As a breeder of toy dogs english toy terriers it has cropped up a lot in certain lines although mine are tested and have good scores. You can have them scored similarly to hip scores as the groove is what is scored. I also breed whippets and lurchers for 25 years and have not come across it in these hounds. From a breeding point of view dogs who are suspect to this should be tested first .Good luck with the dog i would suggest you have an xray and score that would tell you how bad the groove is.

 

[BeeJay]

We gained Max three years ago, as his previous owner wanted a new home for him as he was unsuitable for showing, ( too friendly we were told) and he is very friendly. He was wanted as a companion for Hudson, who is a year older. He has had problems off and on over the years particularily with his back right leg, although previous examinations have shown nothing. Over the past four weeks, he has had a intermittent dead leg, struggled to jump on the chairs and bed, reluctant to go up the stairs, so he went back to the vet, this time seeing one of the new vets who told DH that Max has loose kneecaps. I've done a websearch and this is called Patella Luxation, and may require surgery, plus we really need to get some weight off him. We have always struggled with his weight although he eats less than anyone else in the pack and is the most active on our walks. This condition may explain the strange way he tick-tocks when coming up the stairs.  Any one else have a dog with this - how did you get on?

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I know of a couple of whippets who have had this problem. One of them after surgery was having a go at racing the other week. She looks fine.

 

[mouseshadow2001]

Yes, Max is a Whippet ( posh name Marchpast Express at Pemberton) and we also have Hudson ( Hillsdown Hudson), Cora Ex-racing greyhound ( Distant Plains) and FFloyds, greyhound cross with many names all of them rude. We think he must have had this problem all of his life, as we have seen signs whilst we have had him. We are think about seeing Nick ( head Vet) tomorrow to talk about - thinks will be complicated if surgery is the option as he also has a blood clotting issue.