I'll try this again. I tried responding but my message I typed somehow disappeared. Sorry, lacking in computer skills! Thanks for the welcome. Yes, Bear did...
Very similar to our experience. Our pup started limping at 4 months old. We initially thought he had injured himself on the ice - this was in December and...
I'm not up to date on the going rates for TPO, but for such a big dog, it probably is your best option for your pup to live a good life. If one hip is not that...
Hi, Our dog had two bad hips and we did both hips at once. He was a good candidate for tpo because he was young (about 10 months old), was under 50 pounds, and...
Here in Seattle in Dec 07 it was $3000 per hip, but we had to pay for subsequent office visits, so I'd say our total for both (excluding what it cost to...
Bears parents were both extensively health tested and DNA profiled. Both parents were had good results and I saw the results of the health testing before...
... That's just a private savings account we opened at our credit union. We have a regular monthly deposit via payroll deduction (paying ourselves before we...
Well, Bear saw the ortho specialist today. He suggested a JPS (Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis). He said it's far less invasive than a TPO and recovery is much...
Hi Kimberly, When we got Magellan's TPO estimates, here's what I remember: X-rays $1000 TPO $4000 per (he was going to need TPO on both sides) Our ortho also...
Oh, also, Care Credit, IIRC, is a line of credit that is accepted at a lot of vets (and it is designed to pay for hospital, vet, etc. type bills). On Tue, May...
Hi Kimberly, I have no experience with a JPS. We did a double TPO. This was in Tallahassee Florida Our surgeon didn't charge a consultation fee, probably...
I pulled Leo's orthovet bills for the initial consult and subsequent TPO surgery and aftercare. We are in Eastern Pennsylvania. Initial consultation $150,...
I have heard great things with the JPS.? Our ortho vet 3 years ago hadn't done any but he had heard good things about the JPS too.? It is much less evasive and...
Anka- Boy...I remember that summer as the longest summer I have ever experienced. 3 months of recoup with a bored oversized BIG Shiloh Shepherd puppy in a...
Bear had the JPS procedure Thursday. He also had a umbilical hernia repair and neutered at the same time. I picked him up Friday morning and he came bouncing...
Hi All,  My name is Christi and my 3 ½ month-old English Setter, Conner, was just diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia. The surgeons have already seen the...
Hi Christi, Our German Shepherd puppy was diagnosed with bilateral HD at 4 months old with the right side being somewhat worse than the left and TPO was ...
Hi, Our shelter-adopted flat-coated retriever had bi-lateral hip dysplasia. We had both hips done at once (there are pros and cons for this). He was in the...
... <<the crate at night, a very brief walk in the morning, breakfast, X-pen, short noon walk, X-pen, dinner, short walk, crate for bedtime. >> Putting him...
... <<We had both hips done at once (there are pros and cons for this). He was in the hospital for 3 weeks and we took him home and kept him in a crate. At his...
All things being equal, I think the recovery for this procedure is 8 weeks regardless of whether one or both hips are done. It takes 8 weeks for the bones to...
... It was ok. He'd go in, circle once or twice, then laid down. Since he was in the X-pen only while we were there watching we were able to control his...
Hi Christi, I'm sure your head must be spinning right now. You think you have a perfectly healthy pup and then get that shock. My pup was diagnosed with hip...
Christi, I am going to second everything Kim has said. If I were you, and my pup were under 4 months, I'd try to get him to a vet school to be evaluated for a...
Hello, My 5 month old weimar pup just had Surgery and we are 10 days out. He is crated in a crate large enough for him to turn around in. He had been...
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