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My Dexter had the double knee surgery for a pair of luxating patellas. We knew that doing both at once would lead to a more challenging initial reccovery, but felt it was better than going through the procedure one knee at a time a year apart. For the first couple of days at home, Dexter was...

my 9 month old kitty had double luxating patellas, couldn't walk (was fine his first 8 months too... could leap tall buildings) "Board Certified" Vet surgeons were quoting me from $2700 - $3300 per knee. I never thought to ask our new vet we started with when we adopted him months earlier...

my 9 month old kitty had double luxating patellas, couldn't walk (was fine his first 8 months too... could leap tall buildings) "Board Certified" Vet surgeons were quoting me from $2700 - $3300 per knee. I never thought to ask our new vet we started with when we adopted him months earlier...

my 9 month old kitty had double luxating patellas, couldn't walk (was fine his first 8 months too... could leap tall buildings). Was told best to wait till one year old for surgery due to bonee growth and plates and what not... but at 10 months he couldn't walk at all and we had to do it...

my 10 month old kitty had double luxating patellas, couldn't walk (was fine his first 8 months too... could leap tall buildings) "Board Certified" Vet surgeons were quoting me from $2700 - $3300 per knee. I never thought to ask our new vet we started with when we adopted him months earlier...

88 page thread. DON'T AMPUTATE http://www.thecatsite.com/t/218910/the-infamous-rare-luxating-patella/60

get him checked before Saturday to make sure there is no fever or infection. Post op infections can be very dangerous. Loss of appetite can be a sign of a myriad of things, but first eliminate infection from the list.

get him checked to make sure there is no fever or infection.  Post op infections can be very dangerous.  Loss of appetite can be a sign of a myriad of things, but first eliminate infection from the list.

way too long. My Dexter had double patella surgery and we let him out of the crate after a month and full access to the house after about 10 weeks. No hot/cold therapies or anything of the sort. He is as good as new.

2 years and one month after my Dexter's double patella surgery,he is awesome, athletic and just caught a mouse! We are soooooooo glad we could afford it and that we did both knees at the same time to reduce the Hell of recovery.  Make sure you use a Vet who has experience with this type of...

there is an 88 post thread on this topic.  My Tuxedo cat, Dexter, had to have double surgery to fix this.  He's fine now.  Here is thew link to the thread: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/218910/the-infamous-rare-luxating-patella/60

I thought most cats who suffer from this develop it in their 1st year, but I could be mistaken.  Your vet should be able tell almost instantly if it's a luxating patella by trying to move it him/herself.  It is a pretty easy diagnosis.  The patellas should not easily pop out of place and if the...

That's the cost here in northern NJ, one of the most expensive places to live, work, and breathe in the United States.  I'll bet in Maine the costs will be more reasonable.  My point was that you may not necessarily need a board certified orthopedic surgeon to do the surgery if you can find a...

In the expensive northern New Jersey, two board certified veterinary orthopedic surgeons were asking for $2,500 - $3,000 per knee surgery.  Ouch.  Our regular vet, who is quite proficient at this surgery for dogs but is not board certified, charges about $1,800 per knee surgery.  Upon our...

I forgot to mention that the reason our vet wanted to wait until Dexter was a full year old was the "open growth plate" concerns he had. Those are legitimate concerns which warrant waiting as long as you can when dealing with an afflicted kitten, but when the quality of the kitten's life is so...