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Originally Posted by Rancho Belle  Hi everyone,
Our 10 month old Belle was just diagnosed with having a deteriorating hip socket. Evidently she was born with it and it has our family bummed.
She gets around fine and doesn't wimper but carries her left leg the majority of the time.
My vet took a digital xray and it was plane as day that her hip on one side was perfectly round and the other almost looked like a gear it was chipped so bad!
He then sent the results to the head of some department at Columbia University and it's recommended to remove the top "ball" portion of the bad hip bone.
If she were a human they would do a hip replacement but it's not an option for Yorkies evidently? They simply remove it and suture it up as tightly as possible.
This is all done to remove the current and future pain only and she will always limp or carry her leg.
Obviously my question is has anyone been through this or heard of such a thing. I can't afford a huge vet bill and am wondering if there might be any medicine for hip joints that may help her get along without pain??  |
This is called Legg-Perthes Disease. It is fairly common in yorkies and is unfortunately perpetuated by bad breeding practices, backyard breeders and puppy mills
You need to get your baby the surgery. This is not something that will get better or go away, eventually it will deteriorate to nothing- it is very, very painful.
Please look through the sticky at the top of this section for help on paying vet bills. You may be able to apply for Care Credit, get a loan from the bank, family, friends, etc., or take out a credit card. If you can't, please surrender your baby to a reputable yorkie rescue so she can get the surgery needed.
Also, do a search on here for Legg-Perthes, lots of kids have gone through this surgery and recovered very well. Good luck.