(Watch the video below) For Cheese Ball to have pain-free hips, the dog needs a femoral head ostectomy (FHO) surgery. This surgery removes the head and neck of the thighbone (femur) to allow the ...

On Dec. 12, Jack underwent a “femoral head ostectomy,” or FHO, which is a surgery meant to improve the use of his left hind leg and reduce pain for him. Keiley noted that since Jack is a ...