I just spoke with another surgeon. And I was AMAZED at the cost ($1000 per leg)!!!!!!! He actually suggested that she may not need the surgery. Since she's been on the anti-inflammatory and Cosequin, she's much more mobile - she actually jumped onto a chair this morning! She's playing and...
Hi everyone,
I just found out today that my 7-month old kitten needs to have surgery. I think they called it "luxating patellas" - her knees pop out. Most of the time she's just sitting and dragging her back legs, although she can walk on all fours for short distances. She's been a VERY active...
Thank you all for you concern and suggestions.
Everyone is happy again (especially me!) The Madeline (the cat) and Ashes (the kitten) are very playful again, Madeline is sleeping and purring in my lap again, and Sadie (the dog) is being very patient in trying to re-establish her friendship with...
It's the strangest thing - seems that since Madeline (the 1 1/2 yr old) went after the dog, things have started to change a little. She's out of the bedroom, following me around again, and just this afternoon jumped on my lap to be petted and was purring. She's venturing downstairs again, and is...
Hissy,
Thanks for the response. I have not taken her to the vet, but just made an appt. And I learned that one of the vets in the practice specializes in behavior problems and he trains shephards (our dog is a shephard, also).
I'll keep you posted!
We've had a dog for 8 years and 9 months ago adopted a 7-month old kitten. The dog had no problem socializing (she always wanted to play) and things were going well. One month ago we adopted a 4-month old kitten. Everyone was starting to get along really well.
A week after bringing home the...