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Hello to everyone, I am new here. I have a 6 month old girl wire fox terrier, and she is gorgeous. I just got her 2 weeks ago. I have seen that on rare occasions she lifts up her rear leg while running for 1-2 steps. Sometimes she does it with her front leg. Those are classic signs of luxating...

I have an 80lb Pitt mix who's in need of a luxating patella surgery and my vet quoted me $5,000. That seems very high to me. I'm curious as to what others have paid in the past for this surgery. I'm in NJ so I suppose it's possible that's right :eyeroll: TIA for any answers!

Last year I was informed by my vet that my 3 year old Molly was born with loose patellas, a birth defect my vet thinks. There is a possibility that she might need surgery in the future but I am wondering if by managing her weight, and making a tramp for her along with giving her vitamins and...