Don't Lose Fokiss of Vorkosmia

DOB: 25/06/2023

Bred by us.

Her daily name is Uni (Oo-ni)

Uni broke her femoral bone when she was 4 months old, a few days before she was supposed to move to her new owner in the USA. Her new owner even was in The Netherlands already when she broke her leg. Her first surgery didn't go well, the pins they put in her bones started migrating and almost reached one of Uni's nerves 4 days after surgery. An emergency surgery was done and the only option was to remove her femoral head. Her muscles will hold her femur in place and her body will be starting to make scar tissue between the femur and the acetabulum. This will be a 'false joint', and it should give her a pain-free life.

As you can see on the pic below, there is a difference in leg length and that's why we decided she won't be going to the USA anymore. The new owner wanted to do sports and shows, but that's not possible with Uni sadly.

She will be enjoying her life with us, and hopefully in the future she'll have puppies. We might enter her to a show one day for funsies.

Click here to see Uni's pedigree on PawPeds

Health:

ECVO - Not tested yet, she will be tested when she's old enough for a litter.

PL1/2.

While we can't definitively attribute her patellar luxation to either trauma or genetics, we have reason to believe genetics may not be the cause. Her maternal line has been tested for three generations, all of which show a grade 0 result, suggesting a low likelihood of genetic influence. The grade 2 luxation in her right knee is likely due to the altered leg positioning following her femoral head osteotomy surgery, during which she exhibited an abnormal gait—something that has persisted to a slight extent. This altered movement likely contributed to abnormal knee development on that side. The luxation on the opposite side could potentially be genetic, but it may also result from the additional physical strain placed on that leg while her right side was compromised for an extended period.

Shows:

She won't be entered to shows because she had femoral head ostectomy.