Digit has been limping, and a week ago I took him to the vet. A new vet for us, highly recommended by Kenda. She's an enabler in all kinds of ways! LOL He went back today for a recheck. Turns out, Digit has "bilateral [something] disease". His knees are bad, but he's not quite a year old!! While Dr. B was checking and feelnig the left knee, the kneecap slipped off then popped back on. Digit almost bit Dr. B. So Dr. B checked out the right knee. The kneecap didn't slip, but Digit didn't like him touching that one, either...and he's limping on it. The disease could be a birth defect, or genetic. The good news is that he's not crying out in pain, he's eating/drinking, playing, getting better at running/scampering, etc. For right now, we're starting him on a liquid joint compound thingy that we can get at Sam's. The other options are meds from the vet, accupuncture, or surgery.
Great....add Digit to the list of living beings I know with knee issues...Kenda, MC, DH's aunt, anyone else want to be added to the list? Ugh!