tntcl125 wrote:

Amy Dahl Wrote:

HELLO AMY
THANKS FOR THE REPLY. I DECIDED TO BRING HIM TO THE VET BECAUSE
HE KIND WOBBLED AS HE SHOOK HIS TAIL. WE HAVE FOUR LABS ALL OF CHAMPION
BLLOD LINE.
SOMETHING JUST DIDNT LOOK RIGHT. THE VET TOOK X-RAYS AND DID TELL ME
HE WAS NO EXPERT BUT HE SAW HE HAD SEVERE DYSPLACIA IN BOTH HIPS
ACCORDING TO HIM AND THAT IT IS SO SEVERE THAT HE WOULD MAKE A TEXTBOOK
CASE FOR HIS AGE AND SEVERITY. I JUST WONDER IF IT IS SO BAD HOW CAN HE
DO THE THINGS HE IS DOING. I HAVE STARTED HIM AND MY OTHER DOGS ON
ESTER- C AND I DONT KNOW IF IT IS IN MY HEAD BUT I HAVE NOTICED A
DIFFERANCE.

Hi Tony. First of all, please don't post in all caps. This is a
text-based medium, and in netiquette parlance, typing in all caps means
you're screaming.

Your vet is not an expert yet he wants $6000 to do surgery? Run, do not
walk, to another vet. General Practice vets are certainly not experts.
You need to send the xrays in to OFA (it only costs $35) and have them
read them and give you a real diagnosis of where you are. Then you can
explore different treatments for your dog. Champion bloodlines mean
nothing by the way. If you give us the dog's registered name or his
parents names, we can find out for you what the hip history is. Or
better yet, look it up yourself--http://www.offa.org.

Dogs are incredibly stoic critters. They can operate with a level of
pain that is incomprehensible to you and me. So it doesn't surprise me
that your puppy can get around, even if his HD is severe.

However, Ester C is not.not.not going to cure your puppy. In fact,
research shows that not only is vitamin C not terribly effective, but
massive doses can be detrimental.

First, get a real diagnosis on your dog. If it IS severe HD, your next
step is to get your dog as thin as possible. You should see ribs. There
are several options, from hip replacement to femoral head excision. You
should explore each carefully. But by far the best source of information
is on the OFA website, www.offa.org. Tons of info there about HD...