...it was a congenital defect, I was told. His hip was reconstructed and he was still wearing his pain med patch when I got him. Well, it took a while, but he healed just fine. Almost ten years later, he has a little "hitch in his giddy-up" when he paces on our back porch (the pacing's a habit); I think only because one hind leg is very slightly shorter than the other. But he takes our very steep stairs in about three bounds downwards. There have been no signs of arthritis or any other residual effects. He's my joy (or one of them, anyway).
Here's his picture from when he first came to me (his neck looks funny from having been shaved for the patch):
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He's the black and white one. He was getting acquainted with MY Misty (she's gone now too).
Good luck!
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