Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject: Help Pomeranian with luxating patella!
Hi there-
I have a four and a half year old pomeranian who has a luxating patella in both of her hind legs. When she was a puppy we had the problem corrected by surgery. However, from time to time she will have "attacks" that last for about 10 minutes. The attacks consist of her shaking and not being able to move freely; her rear legs seem to be in 'lock' position. Her mouth is shut tight and she seems to be in pain (her tail is also down..if we keep her in the ground to make her walk..it appears she is having pain/problems). It usually happens when there are changes in the temperature (when the a/c turns on in the summers or in the winters when the heater turns off...). In the winters we do protect her by ensuring a nice cushy sweater, but Houston summers do not warrant the same! Please advise and diagnose this to the best of your ability. If you need more information please feel free to email me back at brendabhatia@yahoo.com.NOSPLAM
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Help Pomeranian with luxating patella!
"brendab" wrote in message ). In the winters we do protect her by ensuring a nice cushy sweater, but Houston summers do not warrant the same! Please advise and diagnose this to the best of your ability. If you need more information please feel free to email me back at brendabhatia@yahoo.com.NOSPLAM [/quote] Brenda- I've had a dog with a luxating patella and a dog with seizures. What you're describing sounds more like a seizure to me than a problem with the patella. However, 10 minutes is a long time for a seizure-- and, for me, would warrant an immediate trip to the vet. Depending on how extensive the patella repair was initially, it's certainly possible for your dog to blow through it. Some surgeons prefer to do the least amount necessary to correct the problem-- others will do more extensive corrections. My surgeon did the least necessary and the surgery had to be repeated (at no cost to me), but that was within the first 8 weeks. And when the problem reoccured, my dog had no other problems other than coming up lame-- he'd just limp along on three legs until the knee cap popped back into place and he could use that leg again. He got pretty good at correcting the problem himself in the few days before the second surgery. But, I'm not a vet and that's just my personal experience. Matt (Rocky's Dad) has some great info on seizures-- far better than I could type up from my experiences-- my dog initially had epilepsy and then later in life develop a brain tumor. HTH, Peggy (Duncan and Orion) >
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Help Pomeranian with luxating patella!
She needs seen by an orthopedic vet again to have the repairs looked at. Over time more damage can happen to the bone or even the repair. Sometimes even after they are corrected it is possible that the repair has loosened or the bone has deteriorated. Barney had one of his repairs loosen up roughly 3 years after the first surgery due to him jumping through high snow. It never go bad enough that it required additonal surgery but the vet told me over time it might be needed if he tore it more. Celeste "brendab" wrote in message
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Hi there- I have a four and a half year old pomeranian who has a luxating patella in both of her hind legs. When she was a puppy we had the problem corrected by surgery. However, from time to time she will have "attacks" that last for about 10 minutes. The attacks consist of her ----snipped--- >8
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Help Pomeranian with luxating patella!
"Pegster" <fishgirl924@nospam.com.NOSPLAM> said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
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Matt (Rocky's Dad) has some great info on seizures-- far better than I could type up from my experiences-- my dog initially had epilepsy and then later in life develop a brain tumor.
I had thought about bringing up the possibility of a seizure when I read the post last night, but the OP posted a follow-up in alt.med.veterinary in which she said that the dog doesn't fall down but whimpers in pain throughout the event. In retrospect, it could be a focal seizure. While the 10 minutes the OP reported is a long time, until I started timing Rocky's seizures I thought his were much longer (a guessed 3 minutes vs. a timed one minute). Another thought - the poster might be including the post-ictal recovery time in the 10 minutes. Rocky's post-ictal after a grand mal seizure involves blindness, which would leave many dogs scared and whimpering. Rocky is simply confused. If brendabhatia returns to this thread, she should look through the top few links under my "Dog Health" link section: http://www.rocky-dog.com/Links/LinksMenu.html -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
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