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Legg Perthes Disease Also known as Legg Calve Perthes Disease. My Sookie was diagnosed with it yesterday and I just just so may questions. My hands wouldn't stop shaking, so I was unable to type. I read and read up and down YT. Which pretty much answered my questions. Except for one. My Dr. said there were 2 different operations. One in which they go and take out all the broken pieces of bone and fix it. Meaning her body would have to heal it self in someway I can't recall. Which he recommend and he could also do. The other I would go to a specialist and they would place some artificial hip. So my question to YTers that have dealt with Legg Calve Perthes Disease which operation did you do? Has your baby gone back to their old running self? How much $ should I expect to hear when they give me a quote? Were you given both options? Do you know if one is better than the other? Thank You, Sookie's Daddio |
My toy poodle boy has legg perthes. I opted for the removal of the femur bone (they put a ligament over the top of the leg bone to make the leg work), and he is great! He has to have baby aspirin once in awhile, but other than that he runs as fast and loves to play as much as the other pups. As for which surgery I would prefer, both are usually successful. Make sure they neuter your boy when he goes in for surgery. I paid $800 to have his done, but the vet gave me a break. |
From those descriptions...I not certain what exactly the vet is doing surgurically. I've read they remove the socket and replace it with a ligament that forms a "fake" socket to hold the bone in place. Is this the procedure? Regardless she is likely to need to be confined or in a cast for quite a bit. I don't have any personal experience with the condition...but send prayers for Sookie. Another thought...did you have a health guarantee? Because it is considered genetic. |
My Piper just had hip surgery for Legg Perthes Disease 5 months ago. In the x-ray you could see bone fragments and the ball of the femur was cracked and pitted. The surgeon removed the ball of the femur and the liagaments were attached to the top of the bone and the sides and this pulls the bone back into the hip socket. Scar tissue forms and creates a false hip socket and through exercise the liagaments and muscles develope and holds the bone in the socket. When I first brought Piper home she carried her leg for a couple weeks and slowly she started to put weight on the foot. Before you knew it she was using the leg for a few steps. Now Piper uses the leg all the time and never carries her leg. We take 3 mile walks every day and she can run like the wind. I was told the surgery would be $1200-$1600 depending on how involved it got. I ended up paying $900 and I felt I was getting a good deal. I was fortunate that my breeder also gave me money towards the surgery. |
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Has any one done the fake hip socket? Like humans have put in. |
The breeder needs to be advised and the breeder should be paying for this surgery.The puppy needs to be neutered as this is a genetic problem. |
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A breeder dedicated to her breedings will usually refund up to the cost of puppy instead of giving you a replacement....regardless of what the contract says. |
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Called the breeder several times with no luck, but then I received a call from her phone. It was a man returning her calls, he said she was in the Hospital. Now I need to think.... Wait for her which my vet said we could do or just do the surgery and hope she'll be willing to help. I can't stand to knowing something is wrong. I just want to keep her in my arms so she doesn't have to move. |
Sophie too! My Sophie is going through the very same thing right now. She was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with Legg Perthes in both hips (although she was favoring the right side), and my vet moved very quickly to get her referred to a specialist. She had FHO surgery on Thursday, and came home today. She is doing amazingly well. She's already walking around putting weight on her leg, and the vet was amazed at how quickly she's recovering. She's going to require surgery on the left side once the right side heals. The surgery cost me around $1300. I just wanted to let you know that I am dealing with the same thing right now--Sophie is my baby!--but that even though it's a horrible diagnosis, I can already see a light at the end of the tunnel. I hope everything goes well for your baby! Please let me know if you have any questions that I could possibly answer. |
Thank you, Larlee783. I'm glad to hear that your baby is doing well. Update* Spoke with the Breeder today and she wants her vet to check out the x-rays. She said if her vet agrees with the diagnose, then she will to help $. Thank goodness for great Breeders:). Will keep everyone updated with whatever happens. |
Zaccheus was diagnosed a few weeks ago with Perthe's, and has been on anti-inflammatory meds and joint support suppliments. They have not given him much relief and even with two laser therapy treatments, he is in a lot of pain. Looks like we will be doing the surgery much sooner than expected. I'll be calling the vet tomorrow to speak with him about it. |
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Surgery Sookie is going into surgery tomorrow! I'm way more scared:( than when she went in for spaying. She hasn't been showing pain which I feel is better. I'm hoping she jumps right back into action. The Vet thinks so too, he keeps saying she is really light in her feet. I'll post pictures of before and after surgery so people can use them for future reference. I'll keep this post updated. Update on breeder: The breeder's vet agreed about the diagnose, so the breeder will be helping $. |
I am confident that your puppy will do well.Be sure to get some analgesics for him postop to keep him comfortable Your breeder is doing the right thing.Remember that genetic predictions are based on large numbers and Yorkies have small litters. |
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Looking forward to hearing updates, since we'll be doing the same thing soon. |
I'll be praying for Sookie! Hopefully she will do as well as Sophie is--we're about 12 days postop, and I can't keep her still! She obviously feels so good now, and she was only on pain meds for about 5 days postop. She just follows me everywhere, and my vet is so excited about how well she's doing. Please keep us posted on Sookie's progress!! |
widget had this surgery in April on his right hip. He still is holding his foot just off the ground when he stands still but he runs on it and when he is walking he no longer limps. It took him a while to get over the surgery and he is starting to swim in the pool for rehab. It is an awful thing to have to go through but they seem to recover quickly. I kept pajama's on him so I didn't have to put that cone on his head. It worked out really well. |
2 Attachment(s) Thank you all for your prayers. Sookie had her surgery today and came out with flying colors. She was out of it when we went to the vet, but as soon as we got her home everything changed. She wanted to follow us around, which is good that she's trying to walk on it already. The vet said the more she uses it the faster she'll recover. Breeder Update: I spoke when Karen (DallhausYorkies) and she has taken the father out of her program. She's never had a problem with the mother and feels the father is what caused her chocolateness and the Legg Perthes Disease. |
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Her little hinie is bald! I'm so glad she came through it so well. Keep us updated. ((hugs)) |
How is Sookie doing? Zacchie is going in for his surgery in the morning. I'm scared. I'm not gonna lie. But he's in so much pain, I'm relieved at the same time. |
1 Attachment(s) Sookie has been acting just like before. She still runs like a tripod (yes, runs). Their is no stopping her. She has started walking better then before. She still has bruising around the stiches and today is her last day of pain medication. I'm hoping that means she's better. I took this picture sometime this weekend. You can see the big bruise she has. |
Well, Zaccheus' surgery went fine. Doc said that his heart rate wanted to drop right at the beginning, but they were all over it, and he is doing just fine. Since he has special needs, with his cleft, Doc let me go ahead and bring him home this evening, with strict instructions to call him at home, or on his cell if I have a question or a problem. Have I mentioned that Dr. Tim is a friend, besides being a gifted vet and surgeon, and that we love him??? Zacchie is still pretty much out of it, but has eaten a few bites of bread. He can't stand, but as I was reminded, I am seeing him sooner after the surgery than most people see their post-op dogs. Keep us in your prayers tonight. I'm sleeping on the couch next to his crate, just to keep watch over him. |
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He's quite panicked when I put the collar on him, so I've stopped trying. He also isn't eating his food yet. I've been feeding him cooked chicken and rice and scrambled egg this morning, just to get him to eat. Doc says the pain meds affect their eating, and it's okay. |
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