Sally, Porter is confined 24/7. There are 5 to 6 trips per day to take care of business. The leg retracting occurs when he goes from down to up,especially if...
We have a 19 month old Berner that was just diagnosed with HD. We took her to an orthapedic surgeon who recommended doing the TPO. He said that even though...
I would get a second opinion from another vet.? I would get the second opinion from a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist who does these a lot.? I would not...
Our original vet who said it would work is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist who is supposedly the top rated in Indiana. His associate is supposedly...
Our original vet who said it would work is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist who is supposedly the top rated in Indiana. His associate is supposedly the...
i have not heard of a dog of that age having TPO. therefore, i am very suspicious.TPO will not work if there is already arthritis, of course, but even if there...
As you know, Mac had his tpo on his right hip in early September. He's been confined for 8 weeks. Yesterday, his post op xrays showed 90% healing, with...
I agree with Maria. Most surgeons won't consider a dog that is 1 yr old for TPO. It sounds like total hip might be your option if pain management isn't...
We are using something called cosequin that comes very highly recommended from both our vet and orthepedic surgeon. We have not been using it long enough to...
Sandy Do you it over the counter, ie: Petsmart of Petco? My vet said he has an injection, but that isn't something I'm interested in from a time and cost...
We actually found it on ebay, but there are several online companies that carry it. It is somewhat expensive. We found a deal where we got three bottles of...
Hi Sandy, Our 10mon male Berner is 19days post TPO - right hip. The left is scheduled for Nov. 20. The surgeon is very emphatic about the age limit for...
The cheapest price that I found for Cosequin DS is at entirelypets.com. About 75.00 for 250 chewable tabs. Fish oil is also very good to give. I give my labs...
Our dog was 9 months old for the first surgery and 10 mos when she had the 2nd hip done. Both of the vets in the office we went to said they would not do the...
Mary- we had the same experience, did the first hip, thought the 2nd was normal, then when they did surgery on first one, they re-examined the 2nd and we got...
After doing some more research and talking to a different vet, we are considering doing a different type of surgery on our dog now. It is a newer procedure...
I have never heard of a 19 mo. old having TPO either. Before you commit to darthroplasty, please ask this vet to put you in touch with someone else that had...
Hi, I have not posted on this list for about 5 yrs and I am thinking of leaving the group so I thought I would make one last post. It was an extremely hard...
lisa -- thanks for posting. i think such information is very helpful for people considering TPO for their dogs. it is the sort of thing i wanted to hear back...
Hi, Almost 2 years ago, I put my old guy, Shiner, on as the "cover" of this list. I introduced him in a post just short of his 14th birthday and I was sure he...
Sue , what a wonderful tribute to a special dog. Shiner is at the bridge running free. I wish they could be with us a lot longer. I heard a quote one that went...
What a wonderful story about Shiner and his long beautiful life with you. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful boy with us and thank you for having...
Dear Sue, Thank you for letting us know that Shiner is passed on and running free across the bridge. Without him, and you, there would not have been this...
Thanks Jan. One of my favorite quotes about losing a dog comes from Sir Walter Scott: "I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short...
So very sorry for your loss Sue I think it was 6.5 years ago I joined this list because our girl Kashy had 2 Tpos, Kashy died from cancer 16th Jan 2007 and...
We adopted two dogs from our local shelter-Flat Coat Retriever mixes. They are wonderful dogs with great temperaments. We were volunteering at the shelter...
Hi, We just found out that sweet little Honey has severe hip dysplasia. The specialist looked at her x-rays and is going to need to go in for further...
I am really glad you know about the puppy lemon law, and it's great that it does apply to yours. The place we got our puppy from is known as a backyard ...
A few months back I wrote asking advice on what to do with our Berner who was diagnosed with hip displasia. Most vets said she was not a candidate for TPO,...
Aww this is great news. Glad it all worked out. Here's to a happy spring for you and your BMD. Thanks for the happy news! Victoria and Dixie, 3 years post...
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