Hello, My name is Kathryn. I have an 11 month old border collie. I just had her at an ortho vet and he has suggested that she would benefit from a TPO. She...
Kathryn- my advice- DON'T DO IT. Just relegate her to being a family pet and then let her enjoy her life. We went through 2 successful TPO's for our...
DON'T DO IT!!!! We did it for our black lab, but only because he was in such pain and had no other options. He would have been lame by age 2. This is not a...
Hello Katheryn, TPO is major surgery that requires 3 months of restrictions. This can be very hard for the owners and very confusing for the dog. Before...
kathryn -- as someone whose GSD had TPO surgery five years ago, and who is very happy with the results, i feel that you should not consider this surgery for a...
I have a 3.5 year old GSD that had TPO's performed at 6 months first side and 6 weeks later 2nd side. After her recovery the vet said to do anything I want...
One more thing.....I also would not compete in agility if I knew my dog had bad hips as it is just going to speed up the degeneration process. ... From:...
Hello, my True also had not outward signs of his HD as a pup . It wasn't until I heard his hips popping that I realized he may have a problem. He didn't have...
I agree 200% Dude has had nothing but pain from this surgery. I wanted to do agility and was told (after the fact) for a working dog wait until they are...
I still maintain that far more dogs are helped by this surgery than hurt. Unfortunately it seems that people whose dogs recover nicely move on from this list...
I agree that dogs can be helped but many of the Ortho vets are rethinking their position on this surgery. The other problem is it is done far more often than...
TPO surgery is less than half of what THR is here where I live. Sometimes you just have to accept that your dog may not be what you had intended him for. I had...
"Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Results suggest that JPS and TPO have similar effects on hip joint conformation in dogs with moderate to severe hip...
"Unfortunately it seems that people whose dogs recover nicely move on from this list and aren't around to give positive feedback." yeah, that is why i pop in...
... Sometimes you just have to accept that your dog may not be what you had intended him for. I had a hard time accepting that the dog I had got was never...
I should clarify about True a bit...although he can't do the work I had intended him to do, he is quite capable of being a regular dog. He has been anything...
I agree with Jan. Some people are biased because their dogs were not helped or they think vet schools are better than private vets....my Lab is 7 months...
... helped or they think vet schools are better than private vets....my Lab is 7 months post-op for tpo and is doing great and it was done by a vet that used...
Diana, I really hope you continue your input on this board. I have not been around long, but you bring to light the very issues when surgery goes wrong. Your...
UPDATE: MYLIE WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE TPO ON HER OTHER SIDE TODAY BUT WHEN THEY TOOK XRAYS OF THE SIDE THEY DID BACK IN JUNE THEY HAD TO CANCEL THE SURGERY AND...
Hi, to become a search and rescue dog it can cost up to $30,000 in training. A dog should really be 100% normal to start the heavy duty training that it...
... Oh Nooooooooooooooo! Im so sorry for her and you. :{ I hope she has an easier recovery this time. Keep your chin up and we will be thinking of you and poor...
... training. A dog should really be 100% normal to start the heavy duty training that it involves. Less than a year after his TPO's he became epileptic so...
There are risks with any surgery. Some people go in for simple out patient surgery and contact an infection and die from it. With the number of surgeries done...
I heard a good quote the other day concerning surgeries on humans but the same can be applies to our pets. " When someone has a bad outcome they don't want to...
From my perspective people have been honest on this website. Those that have had good outcomes are justifiably thrilled, but have also been very direct in...
I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents as well. For 95% of dogs, TPO is a highly successful surgery. Then there's the other 5%. And for those folks, it may as...
Hi folks, New to the group, and I think we may have made our decision, I would like to get some advice and opinions from those who have had to face a similar...
hi christine for what it's worth, i think you've come to the right decision (regardless of money). i don't know about the heart problems, but would think...
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