https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26420/bilateral-femoral-head-and-neck-exicision-in-a-cat Just after some advice, If undertaking a bilateral femoral head and neck excision in a cat as an elective proceedure (eg for hip dysplasia), would you stage it as 2 separate surgeries and how long between them? (a recent article from Vet Clinics of Northen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/188115?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:32:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:535bced4-2a13-4498-931f-714a7086ecf4Julian Earl<p>Hello, I would suggest from both experience as the surgeon and also as the owner of a Labrador having this done, that firstly operate on whichever seems the most painful. Allow four weeks in a cat for use of the leg to recover. I personally would do them separately, operating on the second one when the first leg has recovered enough to be able to bear the weight and the cat, or dog for that matter, is walking using both legs. At that point you can be confident that the first leg site has generated enough fibrosis to support the weight after you have operated on the second one. In my own 40kg-dog, we waited about four months before the first was strong enough to operate on the second hip, but cats recover from this procedure vastly quicker than big dogs, so I would tell the owner to plan for a second operation probably about 4-8 weeks after the first. Then use your judgement about the presence or otherwise adequate weight-bearing ability. You have to be flexible at this stage and wait for the ability to bear weight is restored.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/188113?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:31:00 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9540d90f-4055-4ca6-8300-7be5099b756cJulie Innes<p>I did one that had bilateral femoral head necrosis. One hip was worse than the other, so we did that one first, then did the second one a couple of months later.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/188102?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 12 Nov 2017 22:12:21 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d2caac6a-fa77-4e8f-98a9-c725dead9f9bjanine redman<p>Can do with 10-12 weeks staged or both at same time. What is the cause of the problem and the current degree of discomfort and disability? Will the surgery make the cat feel more comfortable overall in which case a single surgery is reasonable especially with a skilled surgeon who will minimise muscle damage</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>