Thanks for ur input....he has seen 3 vets, one of which is a ortho vet, which is the one suggesting the knee surgery...his hip is bad, the femoral neck is totally collapsed and head of the femur is sitting of the femur itself...All 3 vets he has seen say that is almost looks as if has already had the FHO done but he has not. I did not get him until he was about 15 months old but have talked to the previous owner who says she did not notice any problems w him...Legg Perthes happens when the dog is under the age of 1 from what I have read and been told. The ortho vet basically said there was nothing to do for the hip at this point as it already looked smooth but that he may have to at some point go in and "clean" up the joint. All 3 say it looks like Legg Perthes but that some of the puzzle pieces don't exactly fit? I don't know how bad the patella is but I assume that the ortho vet thinks he needs to stabilize at least one joint in that leg and since the hip looks unfixable he is trying to help what he can. I do have a pic of his xray that I will try to post so u can see it...it makes me cry just to think about him trying to walk on it but since he has been on the anti-inlammatory meds he is walking much better and jumping on the couch again (only when i can't stop him)...thanks again for even taking the time to ask someone..that is very nice... |