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Originally Posted by amandawash  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. |
Thanks for the reply! Rest assured, she'll get the surgery one way or the other! I just wanted to make sure there were no other alternatives and maybe save some money, but hey, she's family now and we'll take care of it.
I had heard that also about the breeding aspect of it and it really pisses me off. Here I thought we had done the right research before buying her by checking out different breeders and such and it ends up biting us anyways.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!