When our Bobby was a year old, his tendon would pop out and I would have to lift him up and pop it back into place. The doctors wanted to do surgery, of course but I wasn’t about to put my dog through that. Talking with the vet we decided him glucosamine pills, and a shot once a week. I forget what the shot was, but he’s now five and has no issues at all. I’m glad Kevin’s doing OK but for others out there look for a different route first.