thanks yeah i read up on it on youtube and on a few other sites but they seem really similar on the xray situation so was curious what major differences are as seems like they both move out of socket due to femoral head as they cut off femoral head for legg perthes but hip dysplasia looks like it moves around loose in socket and the socket disintegrates. I read about the blood supply for the legg perthes dogs - it just seems in small dogs these are both real close in symptomsLegg Perthes generally happens to pups. It causes the blood supply to be cut off at the joint disintegrating the bone if not attended to. I think hip dysplasia can happen mostly to older dogs which is a deformity or subluxation of the bone/socket causing damage to the surrounding tissue. I think both can be determined by radiology and examination. Deb, you can find all kinds of info on these two problems on a search.
:goodpost: your so right right Brit,Matilda was 7 months old when she had the surgery for Legg Perthes, the vet explained it to us just like you posted itLegg Perthes generally happens to pups. It causes the blood supply to be cut off at the joint disintegrating the bone if not attended to. I think hip dysplasia can happen mostly to older dogs which is a deformity or subluxation of the bone/socket causing damage to the surrounding tissue. I think both can be determined by radiology and examination. Deb, you can find all kinds of info on these two problems on a search.
how did your dog act with this? Did you take any videos? It seems it is usually in dogs under a year - My friend is fostering a yorkie that has this that is 10 mos old:goodpost: your so right right Brit,Matilda was 7 months old when she had the surgery for Legg Perthes, the vet explained it to us just like you posted it
ok yeah as noticed in the videos on youtube the limping and leg lifting, skipping, bunny hopping.Matilda first started limping abit, I checked her paw, thought she might have stepped on something, within a day or so she was lifting her leg while walking and wouldn't put any weight on it, no I don't have a video, didn't think of making one