Hi, everyone, I've been a "lurker" here for quite a while and have found so much helpful info here at YT, thank you all!! Our little 11 month old boy had a diagnosis of bilateral Legg-Calve-Perthes confirmed by 2 specialists on Friday. While he walks and runs on all 4s, there's been a significant decline in his activity level over the past month or so and any playing is followed by lots of sleeping. He's very stiff at night and walks, sits and lays down strangely. No longer can jump up on the couch and we carry him up and down any stairs we encounter (none in the house, fortunately). Poor guy! He is going to have two surgeries (femoral head ostectomies [FHO]) - the vet doesn't believe in doing both legs at once.
Right leg is first, surgery is Thursday 8/2. This is my first dog, I've always been a cat person and, although the pup was originally my significant other's, he's now
our baby. I've totally fallen in love with him and yorkies in general - they're amazing little dogs. And I feel so badly for P-Nut (or "the Nut" as he's called). He also has a disk issue due to the LCP, but that doesn't seem to be giving him many problems. I'd love to hear about anyone's experience on the recovery period post FHO surgery, especially since we have to do the whole thing twice
. Thanks in advance!
-Sherry/P-Nut Mom