Our YT, Kiki, had Leggs Parthese. We were very concerned about the recovery, and talked several times with our vet, we decided to have the surgery, and are glad we did. The first few days she was pretty drugged, but could walk. We did some range of motion exercixses, iced the hip, and tried to keep her activity level down.
Its been almost 3 months, and she walks almost completely normal. The hip muscles had atrophied pretty bad, so it will take a lot of time for them to get back to their full strength. If you did not know she had the surgery, you can not tell by watching her walk or run! Our only regret is that we did not do it sooner!
Oh, and if you are curious, the cost was $1600. At this point well worth it.
Clyde |