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Originally Posted by Lorraine Is your Vet sure it is originating from the hip and is he/she familiar with Legge-perthes? It will show up on the xray if the Vet knows what it looks like.
Is the Vet sure it isn't the knee either a slipping patella or cruciate ligament? http://www.westlakeanimalhospital.co...ture__can.html
Either the knee problems or Legge-Perthes can manifest itself even once the dog is no longer a puppy. LP usually will cause a problem at about 5 -7 months but it can become a problem over a year of age.
Any of these are correctible with surgery. LP is genetic. |
thanks for the advice, the vet isn't sure what it is yet, she presribed some derrmeax for 5 days to see if it is a sprain or not
if in 5 days tiggy still limps, we will have to sedate her to get xrays =(
this would be the first time one of my doggies will be sedated(none spayed)