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Larlee783 · 05-30-2009, 07:50 PM

My Sophie is going through the very same thing right now. She was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with Legg Perthes in both hips (although she was favoring the right side), and my vet moved very quickly to get her referred to a specialist. She had FHO surgery on Thursday, and came home today. She is doing amazingly well. She's already walking around putting weight on her leg, and the vet was amazed at how quickly she's recovering. She's going to require surgery on the left side once the right side heals. The surgery cost me around $1300. I just wanted to let you know that I am dealing with the same thing right now--Sophie is my baby!--but that even though it's a horrible diagnosis, I can already see a light at the end of the tunnel. I hope everything goes well for your baby! Please let me know if you have any questions that I could possibly answer.

05-30-2009, 07:50 PM	#13
Larlee783 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Valdosta, GA, USA Posts: 3	Sophie too! My Sophie is going through the very same thing right now. She was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with Legg Perthes in both hips (although she was favoring the right side), and my vet moved very quickly to get her referred to a specialist. She had FHO surgery on Thursday, and came home today. She is doing amazingly well. She's already walking around putting weight on her leg, and the vet was amazed at how quickly she's recovering. She's going to require surgery on the left side once the right side heals. The surgery cost me around $1300. I just wanted to let you know that I am dealing with the same thing right now--Sophie is my baby!--but that even though it's a horrible diagnosis, I can already see a light at the end of the tunnel. I hope everything goes well for your baby! Please let me know if you have any questions that I could possibly answer.