LCP Surgery 1 Attachment(s) My poor baby, Zeusy's, incision from his surgery for Legg-Calve-Perthes. Trying not to have to put the cone of shame on him, so watching like a hawk for him licking it. He's not been doing badly at all! |
Aww, poor little guy. I'm glad he is doing well and has his mom close by. :) Wishing him smooth recovery. |
Sasha had the same surgery. I would suggest putting the cone on. While he may be doing good so far it only takes 60 seconds of you not paying attention and he can do some major damage to himself. IMO, it is not worth the risk. I hated seeing Sasha in the cone because she hated it. But I looked on it as a case of tough love. He will get through this and will be running like a gazelle again. Good luck! When was the surgery? |
Last Friday, the 11th. |
Thank you for the well wishes. Believe me, Maxdog, if he is out of my sight for a second, I put the cone of shame on. I am literally keeping him with me all the time (except today, he's home with my husband). I am off all next week, thank goodness. Not that I'm happy about your situation, but it is nice to talk to someone who has been through this before. One of our main questions is a totally aesthetic one: Does your baby, Sasha, "look" any different? We can't tell that Zeusy looks any different without the hip joint there. His muscle was so atrophied his hip looked more funny before the surgery. They had a hard time diagnosing him, since he showed no pain when they manipulated the hip. I literally had to wait over a month for sets of x-rays to 100% indicate LCP. Poor baby's joint was collapsing on itself. Thanks for the advice! |
We did not know she had LCP. She was actually diagnosed with LP 1st. That poor girls femoral head was DEAD. The vet said it crumbled in her hand as she took it out. And she never whined. She acted like a happy normal puppy. I think she had the pain for so long she just became accustomed to it and it was a part of her life that she tried to ignore. Then one day she was running across the family room and she went down in a heap screaming in pain. She got up 60 seconds later and went about her business like nothing happened but we had her at the vet the next day. Thankfully we had switched vets and the new vet knew from just how we described her actions that it was LCP and not LP. Sasha actually looks better now. Because of her pain before she had an arched topline. Since the surgery it is definitely flatter now. It has been 9 months now and the only time we see any issues is when she runs full speed she will still occasionally pull that leg up. It was a tough time to get through but it sounds like with your TLC Zeus will be running around pain free before you know it. Good luck! |
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