i agree

with the "bow legged" comment.. thats how my chi is, he kind of reminded me of how a pit bull looks when hes standing. i havnt noticed any kind of trouble with him walking on it & his feet arent turned inward or out.. im not sure if i should be worried about this?

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Brutus was diagnosed with grade 2 luxating patella. He was prescribed with Glucosamine with MSM. After 3 weeks, it was gone. No more limping!

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OMG your little man was soooooo lucky, my poor Polly had grade 4 and had to have a horrible op.

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One chi is never enough.......anything your dog can do my chihuahuas can do better

My little lad Jago had a grade 4 patella luxation and he too needed surgery. He was only 6 months old, he is 5.5 now. Thank goodness we have skilled vets to correct this problem. You would never believe Jago had had a problem.

Barbara

Precious has a grade 2 luxating patella on her left leg. I just make sure to feed a really good food with glucosamine in it rather than giving her supplements. She's not a good pill taker so for 2 yrs now she's done really good hasn't gotten any worse in fact I think it is somewhat better than at first. About the only time she carries her leg or limps anymore is when she is coming back from a walk or when she is running or if it's raining out.

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Very informative article!

If your pup is under 6 months of age and diagnosed with stage 1 LP's, that is no real cause for alarm. Almost all puppies have some degree of slipping at that age and under do to their growth plates being open.

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