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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  Hmmm on the C-section..I would actual think it was less stressful on the pups not having to go through the birth canal...Interesting.
I do know my father did x-ray his labs and the puppies. I have to admit I was pretty shocked when I learned Yorkies could get this as I always thought of it as a big dog disease. I really wonder if more breeders should be x-raying the dogs...more food for thought...
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Cindy,
Are you sure that your dad wasn't x-raying his labs for hip dysplasia, that is a large dog disease. Legge-Perthes is a different disease. With Legge-Perthes the dog is born with a normal hip joint but for some reason the blood supply to the head of the femur is cut off and the ball of the joint starts to deteriorate. With hip dysplasia, it is the socket that is badly shaped and the dog is born that way.