Amylase is a digestive enzyme made primarily by the pancreas and salivary glands. Enzymes are substances made and used by the body to trigger specific chemical reactions.
Luxating patella - a knee cap problem in dogs. The patella, commonly referred to as the knee cap is usually located in the centre of the knee joint. A luxating patella is a knee cap that moves out of its normal location, as indicated by the term luxating which means out of place or dislocated.
The TTA surgery changes the angle of the bones within the dogâs knee joint, specifically the shape of the tibia. In order to perform the procedure, the veterinary surgeon will need to make an incision along your dogâs knee joint of about 4 to 6 inches to access the damaged ligament (and also possibly meniscus).