@donc she’s 3 years old. The Vet that diagnosed her said she was grade 3 but I’m getting a second opinion on Saturday. Her hind legs are noticeably wobbly when she walks and runs and she limps sometimes too so I’m not sure if it will get better on it’s own. I’m worried about putting her through surgery but I don’t want her to get arthritis and be in pain so I’m going to talk to a few different vets to see what we can do.

My vet told me my Basenji has luxating patellas and recommended surgery. Have any of you experienced this with your dogs and if so, what was the surgery recovery like for your dog?

@chriscoe55 Thank you for your reply. My husband will be taking a week off of work to stay with her right after surgery. About how long did you have to restrict a lot of activity? I have another Basenji who loves to play with her so we’re going to have to watch her constantly.

@zande Acupuncture sounds like a great idea. I’ll talk to my vet about it and see if that can help her

@donc she’s 3 years old. The Vet that diagnosed her said she was grade 3 but I’m getting a second opinion on Saturday. Her hind legs are noticeably wobbly when she walks and runs and she limps sometimes too so I’m not sure if it will get better on it’s own. I’m worried about putting her through surgery but I don’t want her to get arthritis and be in pain so I’m going to talk to a few different vets to see what we can do.

@chriscoe55 Thank you for your reply. My husband will be taking a week off of work to stay with her right after surgery. About how long did you have to restrict a lot of activity? I have another Basenji who loves to play with her so we’re going to have to watch her constantly.

My vet told me my Basenji has luxating patellas and recommended surgery. Have any of you experienced this with your dogs and if so, what was the surgery recovery like for your dog?