Our 10 month old kitten has luxating patellas on both his hind legs and we cannot afford the surgury. Does anyone have any non-surgical options or nutritional supplements that could help him?
Thank you
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Luxating Patellas
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Posted 1 year ago by sarahandsteve54 #
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You can try a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement. Otherwise, you may have to see if you can devise knee braces for Kitty. Then there is the problem of getting Kitty to wear the knee braces. If you succeed, you could have a marketable product.
Posted 1 year ago by ailuromaniac #
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Our Blue Suede had luxating patellas on both knees all her life. The vet recommended against surgery since she seemed to be dealing with it. We did give her Glucosamine Chondroitin tablets (available from most vets and over the internet). The vet also had us give him a tiny amount of aspirin every day. He had to figure out how much to give her based on her weight. We took the aspirin, the GlucChon., and her kidney meds to a compounding pharmacist who mixed up the right doses and put a full days meds into a single pill.
She always looked like a "fancy" lady sashaying along, but she never had any trouble running or climbing where she wasn't suppose to be.
Posted 1 year ago by CheetahBoysmommy #
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Just a wee word of warning for people taking Glucosamine/Chondroitin, there is a small possibility it may cause hair loss. It's a side effect that isn't well known about but happens. My Aunt lost her long thick hair and was as bald as can be. She was told to stop taking the Glucosamine/ Chondroitin and her hair is slowly returning. I haven't heard of it affecting cats.
Posted 1 year ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Thank you so much for the advice, we are taking him back to the vet on Tuesday so we will ask them to prescribe some.
Posted 1 year ago by sarahandsteve54 #
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My basset has the same problem. I was told by my vet he needed surgery and was referred to a specialist in Texas. I spoke with them and the first thing they asked was the age of my basset. He was only 6 months at the time. I was told that I could have the surgery, but that they often recommend waiting until they reach maturity because sometimes the problem resolves as they get older. I have no idea if a cat is the same, but I have waited in his surgery. He is now almost 10 months old and we have had no problem in 2-3 months. I was told by the vet that he will not reach full maturity until he is 24 months. It couldn't hurt to ask if that is the case with a cat as well. I know from learning here that some cats are not considered mature for up to 24 month.
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