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Originally Posted by WinstonMom  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. |
Dah, hitting myself in the forehead...I knew that but apparently didn't yesterday...
thanks and you are right...