My poor Logan

[Ponyup]

I am in tears right now. I never knew a dog could affect me so. I think my little boy, Logan, has Luxating patella. Over the past couple months 3 maybe 4 times Logan would come meet us at the door holding his back left leg up. Since it would go away rather quickly we decided he must of just slept on it funny. Well it's now happened twice this week. It happened last night after he got up from sleeping with my husband, so I researched this morning & he acts like it's LP. I dont' know what to do. I'm so upset. He's so active & athletic, I dont' want him to have these problems. It only happens when he gets up from sleeping. I've never seen it happen when he's running. Plus since he's gotten his shots on tuesday he doesnt' act like himself. He acts like he doesn't feel good & has only wanted to sleep. I think he's depressed, they told me he was too heavy & so I put him on a diet. Plus I took him out the farm & he played really hard after his appointment. But it's been 3 days & he's still not back to his old self. I called the office & his regular vet isn't there today, so I'm going to call her cell once it gets a little later. Please prayer that he's just a little off with the weather changes or something. It could also be that fact that i've been sick & jeremy's been trying to get a job. He's very sensitive to changes in our moods.

[judy]

Prayers are coming for Logan.

[Ponyup]

I called my vet. She said him being tired & off is normal for a few days after shots, but nothing to worry about. I have an appointment set for monday for them to look at his leg. I should of had it done tuesday, but since it had only happened a few times, I thought it was nothing.

[Janet]

There yearly shots affect a couple of mine where they want to lay around all the time, don't want to eat..just act like no energy. The others, it doesn't bother at all. Maybe the shot is affecting his leg too. I hope it's not LP, but some dogs do not get any worse at all and do just fine. Others gradually get worse and need surgery, but I would always get a second opinion for LP surgery. If it's not really necesary, then I would wait.

[DianaB]

I hope that you find out that it's nothing. These poor little dogs so much can affect them.

[Gina]

I hope its just the reaction to the shots also. I will keep him in my prayers.

[donna1990]

Prayers for you little guy. Hope it is just from the shots.

[Janet]

Hope Logan is feeling better today.

I was just wondering if you attended the Indiana Yorkie Meet-up at Eagle Creek on the 4th? I didn't get to go. I asked for pics on YT, but so far no one has posted any that I know of.

[highlans]

When I had my little rob he had this problem on both knees and had to have them opperated on, glad to say all went well and once he recovered was running around great was such a differance.

[Ponyup]

He got worse on Friday. He was limping pretty bad after everytime he'd lay down. But Sat. he seemed to be feeling better & sunday he hardly limped at all. I got a hold of him sat. morning when he was limping, but couldn't feel anything a miss in his knee, but he acted like his hip was a little sore. So hopefully it's just a pulled muscle or maybe they hit a nerve. We'll find out soon.

Sorry Janet, I didn't get to the meet-up. It's pretty far for us with the current price of gas. However, we did find gas friday night for $2.82.

[Ponyup]

Back from vet. Logan has mild hip dysplasia & a flattening of the hips. He had an x-ray taken in january for a tummy problem & one taken today. We compared them & the vet said she could see a flattening of the hips & very mild hip dysplasia. My untrained eye couldn't really see a difference. She gave him an anti-inflammatory & told me to limit jumping. I've also read that playing frisbee is bad. I'm going to look into pet steps today. There are acupunturists & chiropractors around, but I don't know if that will help. my vet said I could do it if I wanted. The jist I get though is it won't fix the problem it will just be a form of pain management. My vet seemed shocked that it showed up already being that he is only 3.5 years old. From what I've read this is genetic. Is it weird that it wasn't noticible on the x-ray in January, but is noticable now? Is it possibly injury related not genetic?

[gja1000]

I don't know anything about it being an injury vs genetic. But I do know that accupuncture can help the pain. I had an old dog with very very bad hips and arthritis of the hips and the accupuncture really helped him. Also, glucosamine may help some too.

[Gina]

How is Logan feeling? Please update us.

[Ponyup]

Logan is acting totally fine. He's still walking a little funny though. I bought him glucomsamine supplements at petsmart, they happened to be on sale when we were there sat. . I've decided to get my x-rays from the first vet & take them to the other vet in town I see occassionally to see what he thinks. My understand of hip dysplasia is if they are going to have it you can see it pretty early on an x-ray (my mom agrees from her experience with breeding big dogs). So I think the fact that it wasn't there in january, but is there now means it could be injury related which hopefully is fixable.

[judy]

I hope you're right. Give Logan a hug please.

[Janet]

Poor Logan. I sure hope that what ever it is, that it just doesn't cause him much pain and that everything you're doing will help him.

[Ponyup]

:cry2: Bad news. Logan had Legg-calves Perthes. I took him for a second opinion hoping for a better diagnosis, but it's worse. However, the second diagnosis makes a lot of sense. It is very common in yorkies & I could clearly see the difference in density in the hip bones on the x-ray. My vet feels it's pretty aggressive because it isn't there on the january x-ray, but is very noticable on the 10/13/08 x-ray. My vet didn't say I had to get the surgery right away, but I get the feeling that the sooner we do it the better. His right leg is already shorter than the left & as of right now he doesn't have muscle atrophy, but i'm to watch it closely. My vet recommends I take him to Michigan state and have a complete joint replacement done instead of just the femural head surgery which I can have done in fort wayne. I plan to go back in & discuss with him in depth the difference between the two & what is the best for the long run. my vet said the michigan state surgery should run me about $3500. We do have the money & a healthy little boy is worth any amount of money. He will remain on anti-inflammatories until we get the surgery done. According to the people on yorkie talk it appears to be a pretty effective surgery.

[gja1000]

I'm so sorry that the news is bad - but thankfully, there is treatment that you can afford. I can't imagine how you must feel, knowing he faces surgery - but when recovered, just think how much better he will feel!!!

Good luck with everything! :)

[Dobie]

At least it will be something you can afford - please keep us updated

[Nina]

I hope Logan is okay! I know that when my two yorkie boys aren't acting right, I tend to get all worried, and then it ends up being nothing. When mine get shots, it seems to make them want to sleep more for a day or so.

I think I worry just as much about my dogs as I did my kids when they were little lol.

[Ponyup]

I hope Logan is okay! I know that when my two yorkie boys aren't acting right, I tend to get all worried, and then it ends up being nothing. When mine get shots, it seems to make them want to sleep more for a day or so.

I think I worry just as much about my dogs as I did my kids when they were little lol.

As much as I worry about my dog I'm actually afraid I'd be a basket case if I ever had kids. We're going to take the wait & see approach with Logan for a bit. The anti-inflammatories are working & he's acts like he's in no pain. I'll probably still take him to be evaluated at michigan state & see what they say, but other than that we're just going to keep a close eye on his progress. Even if that means taking him to the vet more often for evaluation & x-rays. We want to hold off on surgery as long as we can, but if & when he needs it will get it done.

[2tiredmom]

Its so hard loving pets. Our last dog died a few years back and we never got another because it upset us all so much. Then my youngest daughter joined 4-H
and decided to raise chickens. Well guess what she got and I got attached to the dumb birds. But this year with my health we decided to butcher them. That was a hard day my daughter couldn't come out while we were doing it she stayed in her room and cried. So I hope it all works out for the best with your little one.

[Janet]

I think you're doing all the right things. Who knows....Logan may get along just fine and not ever need the surgery. I sure know what's it's like worrying about these little ones. They know how to steal our hearts!

[judy]

Please give little Logan a big hug from Max and Annie. I hope he does well without the surgery, but it's good to know it's available.

[DianaB]

I'm glad that you found out what the problem is and are keeping an eye on it. Poor Logan.