Imogen Rose
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
Just had some devastating news. Had pups hips x-rayed under full anaesthetic. He has the worst case of hip dysplacia in a dog my vet has ever seen, he was visably shocked.
Pups is on pain meds and anti inflamatories which seem to be helping for now. He has been on short lead only walks for a while now, and is on a very low protien diet.
I have done lots of research on the various surgeries and drug therapies.
Please can someone tell me this is not a death sentance for my puppy? I dont want him to live a life of pain, and my dad dosent think he should have surgery as he dosent think it is fair.
Do dogs make a good recovery? How long could he live for not in pain?
If we dont do surgery, how long are we looking at before his pain isnt acceptable?
A bit devastated really. He is the first posh lab we have ever owned. At number 5 we decided to ddo it the usual way and choose a breeder with a good reputation, find parents with good hipscores etc... the previous 4 are rescues and a pet mating with no health tests and are healthy as horses... cant do right for doing wrong it seems.
Sorry for the length of post... many thanks for reading x
Just had some devastating news. Had pups hips x-rayed under full anaesthetic. He has the worst case of hip dysplacia in a dog my vet has ever seen, he was visably shocked.
Pups is on pain meds and anti inflamatories which seem to be helping for now. He has been on short lead only walks for a while now, and is on a very low protien diet.
I have done lots of research on the various surgeries and drug therapies.
Please can someone tell me this is not a death sentance for my puppy? I dont want him to live a life of pain, and my dad dosent think he should have surgery as he dosent think it is fair.
Do dogs make a good recovery? How long could he live for not in pain?
If we dont do surgery, how long are we looking at before his pain isnt acceptable?
A bit devastated really. He is the first posh lab we have ever owned. At number 5 we decided to ddo it the usual way and choose a breeder with a good reputation, find parents with good hipscores etc... the previous 4 are rescues and a pet mating with no health tests and are healthy as horses... cant do right for doing wrong it seems.
Sorry for the length of post... many thanks for reading x