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Old April 11th, 2006, 06:44 PM
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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is something more common to dogs and can occur in humans as well it is a bone disease that affects the femur head the top of the leg bone that sits in the hip socket http://www.dogstuff.info/legg_calve_...s_lanting.html

This article does mention that it can occur as a result of trauma which would explain why is is occuring in a cat
http://siriusdog.com/articles/calve-...isease-dog.htm
and surgery similiar to the type done for smaller breed with hip dysplasia, the top of the femur is cut off, so it is no longer sitting and grinding away inside the hip socket which takes away the pain and the upper thigh muscles will become overdeveloped to support the leg, the surgery is usually quite successful for smaller breeds.
You would probably be sent to an orthopedic surgeon and extra xrays may likely be done to confirm before surgery
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