Poor Brutus

A couple of weeks ago, Brutus (the younger of our two cavs) was playing and came up limping. He hobbled around for a few minutes on three legs then went back to walking, and acting, normally. I just took it that he strained a muscle and when it felt better he used the leg again. Well, a couple of days later it happened again, same leg (back left) and same result. This continued to happen off and on until today when I told Mr. Cash it's time to call the vet and find out what is going on. Turns out he has Patellar Luxation and the only way to correct it is surgery. Patellar Luxation is when his knee cap pops out of the socket, which is why he pulls up the leg and won't use it until the knee cap pops back into place. The severity is ranked from 1 (mild) to 4 (severe). Brutus is a 2, which means he doesn't need surgery quite yet, but will eventually. We were given some anti-inflammatory medicine to give him if it continues to pop out on a regular basis. Maybe Brutus and Buckeye can have their surgeries at the same time, if you recall Buckeye will also need surgery to correct his compressed spine. I guess we will have to start a dog surgery fund.