Our "first born" hurt her knees a couple of years ago and has never been the same. We ran her pretty hard one day and something happened which led to patella luxation. Ever since, her knees dislocate numerous times a day and she's never been able to play as hard as she once did because they (her knees) begin hurting and she'll start to limp. After numerous check-ups at the vet, her knees continued to get worse. A grade 3 (out of 4) according to her doctor. He told us surgery was inevitable and it would be best to have it done sooner rather than later. We could have opted for no surgery, but continued pain, arthritis, and a life of laying around all day with no playing would have been the only thing she knew. That is definitely not what we wanted for her.Khloe went in for surgery last Monday and after a 4 hour operation, 10 staples in each knee, and an overnight stay at the animal hospital, she was finally home. The biggest difficulty has been not allowing her to walk. We are currently on day 12 of 14 where walking is an absolute NO. She had her pink bandages taken off on Monday and will go in next week to have the staples out. We've been told that she can take a few steps at that point, but that she isn't allowed to go on a walk for almost 2 months. Carrying her around from place to place has been difficult, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. We love Khloe so much and hope she will be pain free and be able to run forever in weeks to come. Anything for our "little Khlo"!
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poor thing:( from the pictures it looked like she was wearing a diaper, but it was just her shaved bum:) I hope she recovers quickly.
We love little Khloe too and hope that she has many years of running and playing left in her. It touches my heart to see how much you, Erik and Claire love her.
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