Question:
Hi,
Thanks for this site, you have really helped my husband and me learn so much about our baby's breed. I know there are a ton of questions in the archives about patellar luxation, but I did not see one on this particular subject. My 3 1/2 year old female JRT was diagnosed with patellar luxation stage 1 in her left back leg only today. The other back leg is fine. Our vet said it would probably never require surgery, and that we don't need to modify any of her activities. But we are still unsure if this is the best route to go, because she has been fine for her whole life and then suddenly limped for a minute or so last week while catching a ball. She has done this 3-4 times since then, only when she's very active. We were planning to start her in agility classes this summer (agility has finally come to our backwoods town!) but now we are unsure if we should do it. I would hate to start her in an activity that might further damage her knee--even though our vet says otherwise, it seems counterintuitive to my husband and me that all the jumping wouldn't make her problem worse. Do any of you have experience with agility and JRTs who have luxating patellas? I would love to hear any opinions or advice.
Thank you so much,
Jamie
