2nd FHO - Bi-Lateral HD

On Wednesday, Milo underwent his second FHO surgery as he has bi-lateral hip dysplasia. We picked him up today and he's been doing great. The first difference we noticed compared to his last FHO is the use of stitches, rather than staples. I'm not sure why, but I do want to ask the vet when we go back in for the removal in under 2 weeks.

When we picked him up, he was already toe-touching at the vet. They pointed this out to us, as last time he did not start toe-touching the first day. I'm hopeful that this is a good sign for recovery.

For those that don't know about Milo, he's currently 57lb lab/chow mix. He was diagnosed with HD just after his 1st birthday. He underwent his first surgery at 1 year and 4 months, followed by his most recent at 2 years and 4 months. During his first FHO he was 52lbs, but gained some weight after. We are aiming to keep him between 50-60lbs, as this is his ideal weight (even at 60lbs he was still skinny).






The below two pictures are of the femoral head.






X-Rays:

Before:



After: