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So glad I found a forum on this where other people are dealing with it. My beautiful natured cat Rodge was three when he first had surgery for his luxating patella. It was a bit of a shock and was caused from our puppy frightening him and he jumped up somewhere and landed really badly. I'm in Australia and surgery for one leg alone was $2500 at least! Then last night he was in pain and wouldn't walk properly so took him to the vet this morning for them to tell me it's the same thing in the other back leg. Main cause was increase in weight as he doesnt really excercize (indoor only)What's even worse our pup who is also a rescue dog has it genetically in both back legs but doesn't give him pain so he will need the surgery eventually to. I just want to see if anyone who is in the same situation with a cat the same age has avoided surgery and how they are going. We can't afford the surgery and even if we do surgery there is still a chance it can keep happening. I love my pets so much, but I want to know if there is an alternative. I'm going to reduce his food to help with weight but not sure what else to do!?