About seven years ago a rescue group brought us a severely injured Greyhound that had been involved in a horrific eleven dog pileup at the dog track. He was almost euthanized on the track when the accident happened but his trainer begged them to save him. His leg was broken and the bone literally stuck out through the skin. Upon admission he had a 104 degree temperature and a number of areas of skin and tendon around the fracture had died as a result of loss of blood supply from the accident. The rescue group and their veterinarian recommended putting the dog down.

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The condition known as medially luxating patella (or MPL) is when your dog’s kneecap (patella) goes out of its proper position (luxating) and rests on the inside (medial) of the knee. If you put your right hand on your own right kneecap, you can feel it located in the middle of the knee. Now if you move your hand to the left side (inside or medial) of your right knee, this is where a medially luxating patella rests.

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