I picked out Lucy when she was a newborn. We knew there was something wrong with her when she was only 4 weeks old, because she didn't walk. It was like she didn't know she had back legs. After I put her up on her legs a few times, she started walking, but she never walked correctly.
The breeder let me take her to the vet before I decided. He said she had grade 4 LP in both legs and would definitely need surgery. I had already fallen in love with her and I wanted her anyway.
The ortho vet in the clinic I go to said he had never dealt with a case that bad, so he sent us to a specialist who said she needed the surgery immediately before her ones hardened. That's why she had it done at 4 months.
It is genetic. The breeder had used a new stud, which she never used again and has never had the problem since. |