One of my cats, ginger boy George was limping a bit some time ago and after Xryas vet diagnosed luxatng patella in both back legs.
George had an operation on one leg on the 20th September, was on cage rest for 6 weeks and the follow up xray showed that his leg is healing well.
I did not want him to have the second leg operated on soon after the first but he started limping on it really bad so booked him for the second surgery for tomorrow, that is today - taking him to the vets for 8am.
So that will be another 6 weeks on cage rest, 1 week of it in the lampshade collar. And his first side did not really grew back the fur yet and now his second side will be shawed, may nee to get him some pants for the skinny/bald bum of his.. poor little mite.
He was just over a year old when diagnosed.
Before the first op, the vet told me about 6 weeks cage rest but I did not know at the time that this is followed by anoter 2 weeks "room rest" and then another 4 weeks "flat rest" with no going out so the total time really adds up to 12 weeks. I was only told thet when we went for a check up xray after his 6 weeks cage rest.
Has anyone else's cat had this operation?
I can find a lot of info on the net about dogs with this condition but not much about cats really.
I wonder what is the true recovery time? I mean - will he be able to walk completely normal, run etc? At the moment his back is arched all the time when he walks (8 weeks after the surgery) and I am not sure if this is due to the operated leg or to the leg that needs to be operated on in the morning?
Any personal experience of this condition in a cat?
Thanks a lot