Hello everyone,
I stumbled across this site and thought it was the place to get some advice on my lovely poochion. Archie has just turned 7. My old vet told us he had hip dysplacia and that he had to have surgery. Luckily the vet left and was replaced with someone new. On our six month check up he did not see any signs of the dysplacia but did say Archie has a laxating patella. He then went on to diaognose a grade 1 heart mumur and said that he is very tense in his lower back. Archie hates the vets and I know a grade 1 and tense muscles can just be a case of hating the vets but Since then his knee has become slightly worse with some weight gain and a change in sofas means he is having trouble jumping. However when he does he still uses his back legs to jump, still runs around like a puppy and enjoys his walks. He are thinking of having a knee surgery to fix his problem but we are concerned that the op will be to much for his heart and will put him at risk. I was wondering if anyone has gone through a similar situation. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long message!
I stumbled across this site and thought it was the place to get some advice on my lovely poochion. Archie has just turned 7. My old vet told us he had hip dysplacia and that he had to have surgery. Luckily the vet left and was replaced with someone new. On our six month check up he did not see any signs of the dysplacia but did say Archie has a laxating patella. He then went on to diaognose a grade 1 heart mumur and said that he is very tense in his lower back. Archie hates the vets and I know a grade 1 and tense muscles can just be a case of hating the vets but Since then his knee has become slightly worse with some weight gain and a change in sofas means he is having trouble jumping. However when he does he still uses his back legs to jump, still runs around like a puppy and enjoys his walks. He are thinking of having a knee surgery to fix his problem but we are concerned that the op will be to much for his heart and will put him at risk. I was wondering if anyone has gone through a similar situation. Thanks in advance and sorry for the long message!
