Although Jade was originally scheduled for spay surgery in August, she came in season at the time of her appointment and was thus rescheduled to October 3.* While she was anesthetized, she was also microchipped and had a follow up pelvis xray taken.* This is a photo of that xray:
Jadebones (click to enlarge)
The vet said the femoral head on the right side appears to have stopped growing. Necrosis of the femoral head is apparently a common result of traumatic injury to the hip (which in Jade*s case was being run over by a truck). The blood supply to the femoral head was cut off and that part of the joint basically died.* She has less muscle m$#@! on the right rear leg than she does on the left.* Despite this, she does very well and the vet said so long as she continues to do well, no surgery is needed.* If however she goes lame on the right side at some point in future, a femoral head ostectomy would be recommended.
Meanwhile, a bum hip and major abdominal surgery be damned, there is flopping for belly scratches to be done:
Jadeflop
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Jadebones (click to enlarge)The vet said the femoral head on the right side appears to have stopped growing. Necrosis of the femoral head is apparently a common result of traumatic injury to the hip (which in Jade*s case was being run over by a truck). The blood supply to the femoral head was cut off and that part of the joint basically died.* She has less muscle m$#@! on the right rear leg than she does on the left.* Despite this, she does very well and the vet said so long as she continues to do well, no surgery is needed.* If however she goes lame on the right side at some point in future, a femoral head ostectomy would be recommended.
Meanwhile, a bum hip and major abdominal surgery be damned, there is flopping for belly scratches to be done:
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Weekend Jade
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