Toki had FHO surgery for LCP at the end of this past September and we have our 2-month follow-up visit this coming Thursday. She was a little over a year old at the time of the surgery and is doing so great now! We have been having kind of a slow recovery...I'd read lots of experiences where people said their dogs were walking normally after a couple weeks but that was not the case for us. We did see improvements each week but Toki only just recently started using her leg 95% over this past week. Her operated leg was significantly smaller so we've been trying to rebuild that lost muscle mass which has improved over the past 2 months since surgery. We've been able to increase the lengths of our walks and the walking speed by so much! It is really rewarding going through the recovery process and seeing your little ones improve day to day and week to week.
I will say than when I was doing research, I found mostly positive experiences. The negative stories were mostly related to people not seeing a good surgeon and having to get the procedure corrected with a second surgery.
Our surgeon also mentioned to us that further on down the road, Toki could potentially develop knee issues but IMO all of the benefits of getting the FHO outweighed the downsides. I thought that even if Toki never fully regained use of her leg, it would be better than living with chronic hip pain every time she walked or did some other physical activity.
Be confident in the choice that you made for your Saydee
FHO surgery is tends to be a very successful one with an excellent prognosis, especially with the little dogs. Please feel free to PM me! I know I was a nervous wreck the first couple weeks after Toki's FHO surgery and had a ton of concerns and questions.