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Thanks Abgail, I had a quick look at the site. Bundoora vet clinic is listed there and that is where Peanut is having her operation.! I feel even more confident now..cheers.

periannath- I will attempt to post pictures again but "queen anne chair' Says it all! The last owner said she wasn't a mini and the pedigree papers don't mean much to me. Peanut has been used for breeding , one home was shut down by the rspca ( I will update our profile to tell the full story ) She is an awesome dog, I can't believe how sweet she is and that people passed her off ....madness! The other patella hasn't been checked and the big operation would be to take wedges out of the bones to straighten the leg, more commonly done with large dogs. Rappie- thanks, that explained the situation really well. I spoke to the surgeon today and he will x-ray then operate under one GA . He said life is full of compromises, this is a good one, and he is optimistic that we will get a satisfactory result. Although,as Rappie and perannath have identified ,Peanut has a curious conformation/anatomy and will potentially end up with other issues and arthritis further down the track. Post operation being so crucial, we are getting a crate and taking 2 weeks off to keep an eye on the Peanutty girl! thanks for the replies, I will update after her op next week.

*thanks for the response "Fordogs" The second opinion I sought at the Lort Smith Hospital said that Peanut's knee is really bad .She has a grade 4 luxation , and that the simpler operation fails in 30% of cases, made worse in bully's as they have very strong thigh muscles - he straght up said to go back and see the specialist . I think the specialist vet was a little evasive because he didn't want to tell me that we really need to do the complex proccedure, that Peanut wont get a good result if she has the simpler one. He probably doesn"t want to do a costly,invasive operation he knows wont work. I will make another appointment with them to clarify things with them.....and try my hardest to find a few grand.. .

hi! Our small 4 year old female bull terrier's back left knee is totally stuffed. We are her 4th home and have had her for 10months . With hindsight we realise that her leg has never been right, but it has got really bad in the last fortnight. Our mobile vet sent us to a specialist but the head surgeon was away. The advise was a little unclear to me. They said she needs a general anaesthetic to see what type of operation she will require. One option is to re-align her patella- $1400, the other to straighten the leg- $5000+.The second option is out of the question for us unfortunately. So I am wondering why they cannot do the x-ray and the less invasive operation at the same time ?? Has anyone had any experience with this?? We live in the north of melbourne but havn't been here long and have no long term relationship with any vets here. We are getting a second opinion this arvo just to clarify our options. N.B: Peanut has bowed back legs , curious shaped front legs and a chunky little body ...but she is an incredibly agile , active (not to mention adoreable and hilarious) dog. So either way, the whole process is going to be a major challenge THanks for any replies in advance.....

Good stuff! Love to see tuned in kids ! What type of dogs are they? (pardon my ignorance)