[althe]

My 18-month dog (70 pounds Border collie mix) appears to have symptoms of luxating patella. So far I've spent a lot of $$ on vet examinations and xRays and have received a variety of sometimes contradictory diagnoses (from 3 diff vets) ranging from it's a "medical mystery"; it's definitely patellar luxation; it's definitely not patellar luxation; treatment requires surgery; let's just "manage it for now and see what happens"; if it is PL then it's only a stage 1 so do nothing; etc.

At this point I'm left to do my own research/reading to try and determine the best course of action. I see no point in continuing to give money to vets who don't seem to know too much about the condition. If any members know of vets or clinics who've performed surgery on large dogs with PL, anywhere between Ottawa/Montreal, I sure would appreciate it if you could share the info.

Thanks