ARTHRITIS
 
Ten year old Sam developed an arthritic hip which completely immobilised him, but made a complete recovery without any sign of a limp!

 
He had a operation, claimed to be 100% successful, which
consists of dislocating the hip joint permanently. During the healing process the leg/hip muscles, which are very strong, tighten their grip on the dislocated thigh bone and hold it firmly in position.

The pain threshold increases for a while during the healing process, which may take  several weeks, and then reduces rapidly to zero.

When Sam was collected from the vet, several hours after the operation, he climbed the stairs with a dislocated hip with no difficulty
at all as soon as he got home!

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