I have had first hand experience with LP both dogs I bought from different breeders. Both dogs were bought for the show ring and at 10 months of age or so they started limping. They both had the surgery , the recouping time is a bit long, about three months but now they are close to nomal. The surgery cost by my special vet and friend was 500.00 for each but most vets charge a lot more. The dogs stayed here until they were better and then they were placed into pet homes, and yes the boys were both neutered. In my talking to many vets and reading, this can also be caused by injury, falling out of a play pen , some even believe it can be caused by the mother steping on them. But for me as a breeder when I was trying so hard to get started and being very careful I still ended up with two dogs with this problem. What are the odds of that??? It is a terrible thing to have to go through and I hope I never see it again.
Debbie Ray
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