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Originally Posted by ourfirstyorkie  If you were on Long Island I would swear we had the same 2 surgeons. Your experience mirrors mine almost identically. Although both doctors said that they can not definitively say that Legg-Perthes is genetic. They actually said that they really don't know what sets it off other than the obvious lack of blood flow. Someone even mentioned that sometimes in a larger litter the blood flow could be pinched en utero. Farrah was one of a litter of 5.
Levi will do great. No worries.
BTW, I contacted the breeder and she said "if it were genetic more of her pups would have it. This is the 1st time in 12 years a puppy has had LPD from her dogs." Also got very defensive almost like she was going to bite my head off. Yikes!
And she is a very well-known and respected breeder...even fellow YT'rs know her. | Did your breeder stand behind her pup and refund the money you spent on her or pay for the surgery?
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