I have NEVER come across someone like him. Do you know what he is charging me for Isabella?? 300.00. He isn't charging anything for his time, just the time of his surgical assistant and the meds. He is such a good guy.

He was only going to charge me 1000.00 had it been an ACL tear!

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I have NEVER come across someone like him. Do you know what he is charging me for Isabella?? 300.00. He isn't charging anything for his time, just the time of his surgical assistant and the meds. He is such a good guy.

He was only going to charge me 1000.00 had it been an ACL tear!

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

for your bullies! I wish there were lots more out there with this type commitment and generosity.

for your bullies! I wish there were lots more out there with this type commitment and generosity.

A regular, board certified Orthopedic Surgeon would be so far out of my budget that Isabella would not get the knee fixed. My vet is an extremely good vet. He researches everything he can on everything that a dog or cat walks into his office with if he doesn't know it before hand. When I brought Isabella to him the first time, he had not experienced first hand a dog with Spina Bifida. By our second visit, he knew so much about it that he was able to educate me on some things, and I had done a LOT of research on it after getting Issa!

He has done many knees thankfully, and I fully trust him with this one. Plus he is an extremely kind man, and he gives me a huge break in cost because I do rescue work. For that help, I would not go to anyone else.

I do appreciate your help though, and I will be looking up things here. I appreciate it:-)

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

A regular, board certified Orthopedic Surgeon would be so far out of my budget that Isabella would not get the knee fixed. My vet is an extremely good vet. He researches everything he can on everything that a dog or cat walks into his office with if he doesn't know it before hand. When I brought Isabella to him the first time, he had not experienced first hand a dog with Spina Bifida. By our second visit, he knew so much about it that he was able to educate me on some things, and I had done a LOT of research on it after getting Issa!

He has done many knees thankfully, and I fully trust him with this one. Plus he is an extremely kind man, and he gives me a huge break in cost because I do rescue work. For that help, I would not go to anyone else.

I do appreciate your help though, and I will be looking up things here. I appreciate it:-)

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

and you will see lots of info. My Mr. Higgins has had one knee repaired once, the other twice, inspite if pins. You will see lots of my posts. Best of luck. Your bully should do very well if done by an experienced orthopedic board certified surgeon. Complications like my boy had are not common. He runs and plays now.

and you will see lots of info. My Mr. Higgins has had one knee repaired once, the other twice, inspite if pins. You will see lots of my posts. Best of luck. Your bully should do very well if done by an experienced orthopedic board certified surgeon. Complications like my boy had are not common. He runs and plays now.

My girl Mocha had luxating patella in both knees and had both corrected at the same time. Now the first surgeon said to keep her on rest for 4 weeks, then back for a recheck and then another 4 weeks of rest. The surgery was performed 3 times on one knee and the surgeon who did the last surgery actually pinned the knee in place and wanted us to start walking on it daily. Little bits of time and to increase weekly until our 4 week visit. This worked much better for me girl... mind you to start she had a towel as a brace but we really only went around the house. Depends on how they fix the knees I guess and the philosophy of the surgeon.

Shelley - Stella, Sophie N Angel Mocha

My girl Mocha had luxating patella in both knees and had both corrected at the same time. Now the first surgeon said to keep her on rest for 4 weeks, then back for a recheck and then another 4 weeks of rest. The surgery was performed 3 times on one knee and the surgeon who did the last surgery actually pinned the knee in place and wanted us to start walking on it daily. Little bits of time and to increase weekly until our 4 week visit. This worked much better for me girl... mind you to start she had a towel as a brace but we really only went around the house. Depends on how they fix the knees I guess and the philosophy of the surgeon.

Shelley - Stella, Sophie N Angel Mocha

I'm a little worried about her recovery time...but the good thing is she already is diapered all the time and doesn't have to go out to potty. I can keep her in a crate all the time and not worry too much. I will take her to work with me every day and then can change her diaper and keep her clean, which won't happen at home if I leave her here.

My vet is going to tighten everything around the knee cap, but Issa has NO groove to hold the kneecap in place and my Doc doesn't want to carve it deeper. Instead he will pin the patella in place and tighten all the ligature around it, tucking it in and cradling the cap into place. With as little outside and ramming around time as Isabella does, he is confident this will fix her knee. If now, we will have an orthopedic surgeon repair it by creating a groove at another time. He is doing this for me at a very, very reasonable cost because Issa is a rescue and he loves helping with my rescues:-) I almost don't want to move and lose this vet, but we are moving anyway in hopefully a couple or few months.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I'm a little worried about her recovery time...but the good thing is she already is diapered all the time and doesn't have to go out to potty. I can keep her in a crate all the time and not worry too much. I will take her to work with me every day and then can change her diaper and keep her clean, which won't happen at home if I leave her here.

My vet is going to tighten everything around the knee cap, but Issa has NO groove to hold the kneecap in place and my Doc doesn't want to carve it deeper. Instead he will pin the patella in place and tighten all the ligature around it, tucking it in and cradling the cap into place. With as little outside and ramming around time as Isabella does, he is confident this will fix her knee. If now, we will have an orthopedic surgeon repair it by creating a groove at another time. He is doing this for me at a very, very reasonable cost because Issa is a rescue and he loves helping with my rescues:-) I almost don't want to move and lose this vet, but we are moving anyway in hopefully a couple or few months.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

first, make sure they are going to pin the kneecap in place. That way, it will never slip again. Dr Shaw carved the patella grooves a little so there was no friction, then he pinned the patella in two places to hold it in place forever

Post op can be painful/sore for the first few weeks and Deramaxx is usally prescribed. Sometimes lymphatic fluid can build around the knee and also drain down to the ankle, which happend to Bear and that was uncomfortable for him. His ankle swelled to almost 3 times normal size from a big pool of fluid and he even lost some fur. Make sure they wrap the leg and hopefully it will stay on for at least a few days. That will also lessen any possible lymphatic fluid build up.

Bear got 3 weeks worth of pain meds, though he only got 1/2 with each meal. For the first 2-3 weeks they must be confined with no exercise other than going out to do their business and on collar and lead to keep from running around. Recovery is long with a schedule of what to do each week for the 6-8 weeks and how to gradually build exercise.

We also began PROM (passive range of motion) therapy instantly as instructed, to keep the knee from getting stiff and to allow for better range of motion as he healed. We also had to do leg massages before and after his walks and I swear that made all the difference IMO.

Recovery here wasn't too bad. By week 4 he was wanting to run around and jump on and off furniture but we kept him gated in the kitchen when we weren't home and lifted him on and off things. We also threw down non slip area rugs and runners on the tile and laminate floors to keep him from slipping and hurting himself.

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She should do jsut fine as long as this vet has done the surgery before

Sue

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first, make sure they are going to pin the kneecap in place. That way, it will never slip again. Dr Shaw carved the patella grooves a little so there was no friction, then he pinned the patella in two places to hold it in place forever

Post op can be painful/sore for the first few weeks and Deramaxx is usally prescribed. Sometimes lymphatic fluid can build around the knee and also drain down to the ankle, which happend to Bear and that was uncomfortable for him. His ankle swelled to almost 3 times normal size from a big pool of fluid and he even lost some fur. Make sure they wrap the leg and hopefully it will stay on for at least a few days. That will also lessen any possible lymphatic fluid build up.

Bear got 3 weeks worth of pain meds, though he only got 1/2 with each meal. For the first 2-3 weeks they must be confined with no exercise other than going out to do their business and on collar and lead to keep from running around. Recovery is long with a schedule of what to do each week for the 6-8 weeks and how to gradually build exercise.

We also began PROM (passive range of motion) therapy instantly as instructed, to keep the knee from getting stiff and to allow for better range of motion as he healed. We also had to do leg massages before and after his walks and I swear that made all the difference IMO.

Recovery here wasn't too bad. By week 4 he was wanting to run around and jump on and off furniture but we kept him gated in the kitchen when we weren't home and lifted him on and off things. We also threw down non slip area rugs and runners on the tile and laminate floors to keep him from slipping and hurting himself.

If you wanne amil me, you have my email

She should do jsut fine as long as this vet has done the surgery before

Sue

All photos are my property and cannot be used without permission !!

http://www.youtube.com/bulliemommy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bulliemommy/