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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Hello, Thought I would update for those following, or others looking for information on this surgery in the future. Tippie's patella luxation surgery did take place on Friday 5/23 and, according to her surgeon, it went well. Unfortunately Tippie spent the day following her procedure on Oxygen...
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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Tippie was scheduled for surgery today. Four hours after I dropped her off, the hospital called to say that her surgery was cancelled due to other emergencies. I was just sick, knowing she hadn’t eaten for 12 hours and thinking how stressed she must be feeling. All for nothing! We’ve...
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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Hi! Thanks for sharing your story, too! I'm sorry Boo has the same condition. She's so young!!! Did the vet tell you what grade luxation? We are almost ready for surgery. Her crate and playpen will be set up in my bedroom, so initially living quarters will be tight. I'll have my bed and a...
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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Hi Kieka, Thank you for sharing! It's nice to hear stories of cats surprising us with good behavior! ;) I know Tippie has, on many occasions. So maybe it will all work out better than expected. Which leg did your cat injure? How long was he on crate rest? I might ask the surgeon in advance for...
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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Hello, Thank you for the reference to additional posts on this topic. They're actually what led me to this site in the first place! Let me first apologize for the length of this post. Many questions, and a history that needs to be shared so questions can be answered with that in mind. Tippie...
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    Patella Luxation Surgery

    Greetings All, This is my first post! I hope those who have gone through this with their cats might chime in. My cat is scheduled for right patella repair on 5/19, and I have a bazillion questions. I need to come back later with questions that haven’t been answered from searching/reading posts...
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