This experience is to share the treatment of my dog's patellar dislocation. My dog Nannan is a 3-year-old small dog. At present, it is the first grade of patellar dislocation.
1. Disease discovery
First of all, let's talk about patellar dislocation, that is, the patella of a dog falls off when the knee joint is extended and flexed. It can be divided into internal dislocation and external dislocation. Generally, patellar dislocation can be divided into four levels. The first-level patella will fall out of the trochlear groove under the action of external force, but it will fall back automatically after withdrawal. The secondary patella often prolapses spontaneously from the trochlear groove, but can be repositioned when the hind leg is extended. The third grade is that the patella prolapses completely from the trochlear groove. If the hind limb is artificially stretched or rotated, it can be reset, but the external force will disappear soon and it will prolapse again. The fourth grade is that the patella prolapses completely from the trochlear groove and can not be reduced.
As for the performance of the dog, the first level of dislocation of the dog is generally no obvious performance, the second level of the dog will occasionally lift the hind legs when walking or exercising, but after a period of time will be good, the third and fourth level of the dog pain is obvious, there may be a three-legged walking phenomenon.
My home dog is patella one class dislocation, before going to a hospital checking, do not have any disease expression, how do I notice?
2. Disease treatment
Generally, the first-level and second-level doctors recommend conservative treatment for patellar dislocation, and the third-level and fourth-level doctors recommend surgery. In addition, patellar dislocation surgery is not once and for all, and there is a possibility of recurrence after surgery. So if you want to have an operation, you must find a professional orthopedic surgeon. I understand that the cost of the whole treatment is about ten thousand yuan.
My daughter has a first-degree dislocation. At that time, the doctor also recommended conservative treatment and eating chondroitin. At that time, he recommended the joint treasure. The price of this bottle is about 200 yuan, and one bottle can be eaten for about a month according to the amount recommended by the doctor. After five months of continuous eating, I went to check the patella again, and the doctor said that I had recovered a lot.
In addition to this, you can also choose several well-known brands, including Sasha, Dasuquin, Cosequin Ds and so on, by comparing the content of chondroitin, glucosamine and so on. Mussel and cartilage can also be eaten, which is good for joints.
3. Daily maintenance
In this process, we should also try to reduce the chances of dogs jumping and jumping. Usually when I take the stairs, I try to hold it by myself. It likes to jump on the bed. I bought this kind of board to surround the bed.
Then the dog was placed on the stairs to prevent it from jumping. If you stand on two legs at ordinary times, stop all of them.
And we must control the weight of dogs, especially small dogs, gain a pound for their joints will increase a lot, so we must strictly control the diet.
In addition, there is the necessary amount of exercise, only exercise muscles, in order to better protect the joints. You can also take your dog to swim, which is a good way to exercise. Some first-tier cities have dog spas, which are also recommended. If conditions permit, they can also participate in dog fitness to help dogs exercise their hind leg muscles.
Finally take medicine this matter also want to consult a doctor, don't stop taking medicine without authorization, I was before the doctor said to recover well, then stop taking medicine for the dog without authorization, the result three months later went to the hospital to review, the doctor said dislocation again, but fortunately is still a level, now the medicine dare not stop, but from the joint treasure changed to Dasuquin, now still take medicine to maintain, usually also pay more attention.
