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How difficult is hip dysplasia surgery?



 
 
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Old April 30th 05, 11:06 PM
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I just got a 3 year old Border Collie from the humane society. I just
found out he has severe hip dysplasia despite the fact he had his hips
checked and x-rayed by the humane society's vet. They are offering to
pay for the surgery but I need to decide who will perform the surgery.
Should I use my vet, who I trust? Or should I use the vet they
recommend, who is an orthopedic surgeon. The advantages to using my vet
is that he is much closer to my house, I trust him, and he can do the
surgery right away. I don't think the orthopedic vet will be able to do
the surgery for several weeks. I just don't know if the surgery is
considered difficult (Femoral Head and Neck Removal) and if it makes a
difference whether a regular vet does it vs an orthopedic specialist.

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Old April 30th 05, 11:50 PM
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I just got a 3 year old Border Collie from the humane society. I just
found out he has severe hip dysplasia despite the fact he had his hips
checked and x-rayed by the humane society's vet. They are offering to
pay for the surgery

..........wow, I'm impressed, must be a wealthy humane society.

but I need to decide who will perform the surgery.
Should I use my vet, who I trust? Or should I use the vet they
recommend, who is an orthopedic surgeon.

.........what it all boils down to is who has done the most of this kind of
surgery. They would be the person most familiar with any problems that crop
up and would be the most experienced. I'd go with the orthopedic surgeon.
You might ask if your vet can do the follow-ups immediately after surgey
rather than travel.

The advantages to using my vet
is that he is much closer to my house, I trust him, and he can do the
surgery right away. I don't think the orthopedic vet will be able to do
the surgery for several weeks.

........if you just got this pup it might be nice if he could settle into the
house for a few weeks. This isn't emergency surgery after all and you both
need to get used to each other first. Before he gets hobbled up it might be
nice to know if he cues to go outside to pee, for instance. Getting him
used to the routine of the house first might make it easier on you both in
the long run.

good luck
buglady
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Old May 1st 05, 12:02 AM
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On 30 Apr 2005 15:06:01 -0700, wrote:
I just got a 3 year old Border Collie from the humane society. I just
found out he has severe hip dysplasia despite the fact he had his hips
checked and x-rayed by the humane society's vet... I just don't know...if it makes a
difference whether a regular vet does it vs an orthopedic specialist.


Thank you for adopting a dog from the humane society.

Would you want you family practitioner to perform a complex orthopedic
procedure on a member of your family?

The humane society's vet didn't spot a problem, and your vet might have
over looked it, too. That's why the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
(
www.offa.org ) evaluates vet-submitted radiographs and rates the dog's
hip [or other joint] condition. My vet said Nightbear's hips looked fine
at 14 months of age. But OFA said he had serious problems. By age seven,
Nightbear couldn't walk.

The extra time you might have to wait will not likely make a significant
difference in the surgical results, and medication can relieve the pain
until then.

If your vet does happen to have the resources and surgical expertise for
this procedure, that would be great. Surely he would defer to more
capable hands. If not, I'd find a new vet.

No vet/physician can be the best at everything.

I hope you and your new dog have many happy and healthy years together.
When I die, I want to go where dogs go!
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Old May 1st 05, 12:35 AM
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Would you want you family practitioner to perform a complex orthopedic
procedure on a member of your family?


A good amount of veterinarians, non boarded in specialties, do this sort of
surgery routinely. My husband spends every morning in surgery and FHN and
Cruciates for instance are not uncommon at all.

To be honest, if I were this owner and distance were not an issue as well as
the bill, I'd probably go with the boarded surgeon if the experience of her
regular vet was unknown. Best to talk to both vets and ask lots of
questions. I agree with Buglady that this can probably wait while the pup
gets acclimated and bonds with the new owners. Plenty of time (weeks not
months) to research.

-Sharon


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Old May 1st 05, 01:33 AM
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Michael A. Ball wrote:

The humane society's vet didn't spot a problem, and your vet might

have
over looked it, too. That's why the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
( www.offa.org ) evaluates vet-submitted radiographs and rates the

dog's
hip [or other joint] condition. My vet said Nightbear's hips looked

fine
at 14 months of age. But OFA said he had serious problems. By age

seven,
Nightbear couldn't walk.


This brings up another issue. My vet knew there was something wrong
instantly. My dog is VERY sensitive in the hip area. After he looked at
the x-rays he said that is the worst case of hip dysplasia he had ever
seen in a 3 year old dog. I saw the x-rays and even I can tell it's
severe. He told me no vet could have possibly missed this diagnosis,
but the humane society vet specifically examined his hips only 1 month
ago. I wanted to find out what happened but the director at the humane
society doesn't want any conflicts with her vets. Since they are going
to pay (actually I think it's some sort of government program that
assists them), I'm not going to create any problems, although I'm very
curious.

The extra time you might have to wait will not likely make a

significant
difference in the surgical results, and medication can relieve the

pain
until then.

If your vet does happen to have the resources and surgical expertise

for
this procedure, that would be great. Surely he would defer to more
capable hands. If not, I'd find a new vet.

No vet/physician can be the best at everything.

I hope you and your new dog have many happy and healthy years

together.
When I die, I want to go where dogs go!


Thanks for the info! I'll know more when I take my dog to the
orthopedic for an exam. He's already seen the x-rays from my vet and
said it's obviously severe hip dysplasia, but to have the surgery paid
for I need to have it checked in person by an orthopedic vet.

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Old May 1st 05, 01:38 AM
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Sharon too wrote:
Would you want you family practitioner to perform a complex

orthopedic
procedure on a member of your family?


A good amount of veterinarians, non boarded in specialties, do this

sort of
surgery routinely. My husband spends every morning in surgery and FHN

and
Cruciates for instance are not uncommon at all.

To be honest, if I were this owner and distance were not an issue as

well as
the bill, I'd probably go with the boarded surgeon if the experience

of her
regular vet was unknown. Best to talk to both vets and ask lots of
questions. I agree with Buglady that this can probably wait while the

pup
gets acclimated and bonds with the new owners. Plenty of time (weeks

not
months) to research.


My vet does a lot of surguries. I asked him how many FHN's he's done
and he said 50-70, all successful. I'll know more when I visit the
orthopedic vet on tuesday. Hs knows my vet well so I'm guessing they
will work together to figure out who will do the surgury.

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Old May 1st 05, 01:50 PM
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Scott wrote:
I am just curious: both hips or just one?


Both.

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Old May 1st 05, 02:27 PM
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No vet other than an orthopedic vet should be doing they type of surgery.
It is serious and if you don't have an orthopedic vet of your own lined up
then I would either find one or have their vet take care of the surgery.

I would never consider having my regular vet doing this type of surgery and
any vet worth their time wouldn't even try it unless they were certified as
an orthopedic.

Celeste

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I just got a 3 year old Border Collie from the humane society. I just
found out he has severe hip dysplasia despite the fact he had his hips
checked and x-rayed by the humane society's vet. They are offering to
pay for the surgery but I need to decide who will perform the surgery.
Should I use my vet, who I trust? Or should I use the vet they
recommend, who is an orthopedic surgeon. The advantages to using my vet
is that he is much closer to my house, I trust him, and he can do the
surgery right away. I don't think the orthopedic vet will be able to do
the surgery for several weeks. I just don't know if the surgery is
considered difficult (Femoral Head and Neck Removal) and if it makes a
difference whether a regular vet does it vs an orthopedic specialist.



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Old May 1st 05, 05:05 PM
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I would never consider having my regular vet doing this type of surgery
and
any vet worth their time wouldn't even try it unless they were certified
as
an orthopedic.


Gee, I'll pass that on to my husband who in 15 years has yet to have
complications for all the FHN's he's done and has had other area vets refer
cases to him.

There's a lot to this.

-Sharon


 




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