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...animal's age -- it would show up as he experiences his growth spurts. I am not familiar with hip dysplasia per se, but I am with congenital luxating patellas, which my cat had. She began to show signs of this at age 10-14 months. One day she seemed fine; the next, all heck broke loose with...

...good physically. I've also, years ago, heard something similar from my current cat when her knees hurt her and she was in pain (she had luxating patellas... and would often just lay down if her knees hurt her). So, it's possible you had good instincts when listening to him last night, in...

...in both of her knees. The surgeries were spaced one year apart because her right knee deteriorated sooner than her left knee did -- her luxating patellas were congenital and grew worse as she "aged" through her growth spurts of kittenhood. We were told to put her under strict "crate rest"...

...tail issue (though she does have a kink at the end of her tail), but it was around 10-14 months that some of her issues with congenital luxating patellas began to show up. We had no clue about this prior to that time. It could be a good idea for you to save money for a thorough set of spine...

@knittykitty5 - so sorry to hear about your Emma! If the vet said she had an advanced case of luxating patellas, and if you let the vet know that surgery wasn't financially feasible for you -- what did the vet suggest for Emma's care, and for the possibility of increased pain as time passes...

...of pets --and humans-- that get no obvious results from using those joints products either. The ortho surgeon I used for repair of my cat's luxating patellas a few years ago scoffed at the idea of gaining any strong benefit from them post-surgery, and he had decades of experience with both...

Just to give you some perspective, my cat had congenital luxating patellas. Her right knee needed surgery first. The surgeon is very good, and, at the outset, had said the usual knee surgery for a cat could take about 20-25 minutes(!!) (That shocked me.) It turned out her right knee was pretty...

...the er vet had manually luxated his knee(s), and also that the er's xray showed the knees having issues. Did this vet today try manually luxating Sam's knees? It's great that you got a blood chem panel... things like low potassium can cause back leg weakness. Sending good vibes that the...

...Does anyone else see that? In any case, I am not a vet or an ortho vet, I've just gone through surgeries and rehab with my own cat and her luxating patellas. How long has this been occurring? (Do you think it's been going on for more than a few hours?) If more than 3-4 days for sure, I...

...picked a moment in time when the kneecaps were shown out of the trochlear grooves, I would say that, unfortunately, yes -- Sam's knee(s) are luxating (the kneecaps popping in and out of place). There are four Grades to luxating patellas, and it could be that Sam has moved into grades III-IV...

This is such a tough position to be in, I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. I have a cat who had congenital luxating patellas. She is just over three years old now and the surgeries are behind us. The surgeon states that her "repairs" should hold for her lifetime, at this point. Cross fingers...

...do not know just yet if they have any congenital issues which are developing in their bone growth. My own cat turned out to have congenital luxating patellas in both back legs, signs of which did not become blatantly obvious to us until she was older than 10-11 months. If she had jumped down...

...is winding up, it's been a bit grueling ... but the good news is we were able to provide our cat Milly with new knee$ (she had congenital luxating patellas) because my DH's hip surgery was (mostly) covered under his insurance! Now everyone in the house -except me- can walk and also run...

Yes, she had a (2nd) knee surgery one week ago. This isn't my "first rodeo" with her needing to be crated for a while (she only had two luxating knees, so... no more knees! we did her right one last year) -- I just thought it would be a good idea to have members pitch in their tips and tricks in...

I tend to associate this position in animals with knee tiredness or achiness. My cat has done this when her knees (prone to luxating patellas, now having been fixed by surgeries) have been overused in playtime or they feel a bit sore. I've seen a lot of small dogs with shorter legs do this...

...and then Sam is trying to jiggle or extend his leg(s) outwards while walking or getting up, to sort of pop the kneecap(s) back into place. Luxating Patella in Cats And yes, it's my understanding that there are ligaments/ soft tissues/ muscles that help keep the knee working smoothly. And of...

...both knees are Grade IV luxations?), then I'd highly recommend you not encourage her to jump up or jump down from anything. Having Grade IV luxating kneecaps is a bit beyond the idea of having just simple arthritis. If you are home a lot (and if it were my cat), and if she is wanting to be up...

...them. (Depending on her genetics and breeding history, she could have some congenital knee issues.) Some young (or older) cats with possible luxating patellas or even hip issues (whether congenital, through injury or just old age or extreme weight) can have some discomfort or pain when trying...

You should probably have a vet check out her back legs, to rule out if she is having problems with her knees (like luxating patellas). Kittens & young cats go through several growth spurts, and she's right around the age that issues like this could show up and be more visible to you, via her...

...when jumping from this cabinet to that platform, getting more "bitey" and fussy as she acted out... until we finally witnessed her knee(s) luxating in and out when she walked and ran. (We were able to get some videos.) She was about 11-14 months old when we really starting noticing her knee...