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Originally Posted by SnowWa I don't know much about Legges Perthes in dogs ---but interestingly, I had a girl friend when I was young who had some 4 or 5 members in her family with it. It was thought not to be hereditary --so the doctors, at that time, were very interested in studying her family. If I remember correctly, they got it when they were young and had a long recovery period, but they are all doing well now.
Good luck! I hope your little guy can recover well from all this.
Carol Jean |
Thank you for the reply. I'm, scared for him and me. The x-rays of the left hip joint don't look good to me. I will take him in the morning and see if the surgeon concurs with the vet and then will decide. Surgery is scheduled for 8:30am.