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northwestofinsanity · 8 months ago

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Well, it turns out a couple of days ago, I gave a correct, unofficial diagnosis for my aunt’s dog based on a frantic call from my uncle and his description (my mom’s sister has been in town from far away visiting to help with my grandmother, but my uncle did not come into town… I’ve been less active here the past few days while spending time with family). It’s not the worst thing, and the dog should be okay, but I kinda wish I had been wrong, because he is going to need surgery, as they found out when they were finally able to get into an appointment with their vet today.

#random #insanitypost #vet school life #his chronic grade two patellar luxation turned into a grade three :(#in lay terms the dog’s kneecaps pop in and out of place (VERY common in small dogs -not usually a big deal if they spontaneously move back)#but his progressed from spontaneously going back into place to going out and not going back in without human intervention #so now they keep going back out until someone does something and he can’t unbend his knees when they’re stuck :(#poor dog!#and my poor uncle who didn’t know what was happening and thought the dog had dislocated his hip with his tucked gait #(esp. because apparently they remember the vet saying something about some joint popping in and out years back…)#(…and that it wasn’t serious enough at the time to really do anything aside from keep an eye on it)#(and I guess they thought it was at the hip and not the knee… which actually *would* have been a lot worse)#the stuff that runs through my mind after finishing up the musculoskeletal course that put me through the wringer the past 1.5 months…

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