Here in the UK, the vets don't carry out the surgery themselves, they refer dogs to specialised clinics.... I take Kira to one on Monday, they have reviewed...
good luck on Monday and try not to be nervous, although I know this is hard. Joni ... _________________________________________________________________ Cheer a...
Our vet referred us to a specialized clinic as well. Do you know what further tests they need to do? I'm just curious, since the surgeon here just looked at...
Yes it's called an Ortolani Test, she will have a light anaesthetic for it. It's to see the amount of movement of the femoral head in the acetabulum [I think]...
All: First and formost, it's great that this forum exists, it's just what I needed and no doubt we all benefit from having a place to not only talk about CHD,...
As a follow-up to my post above, can anyone recommend a good veternary othopedist and/or radiologist in the metro-DC area, preferably in Maryland (Montgomery...
My vet always shows me the x-rays of my animals. I don't understand why yours did not. Of course I have gone to this guy for 20 some years and he know me...
it appears our great dane has it... and she is still only 14 months old, so we're trying to figure out what to do before it gets too severe. thanks, cannon...
You could try www.vetplace.com they provide a search by area of vets in your area. Also the vet you saw should have some recommendation of an ortho-vet...
Hi There...Sorry to here about Kona. First of all...I wonder why didn't the sire go through the normal OFA procedure. If he was checked by a specialist and had...
Damon, It was me that mentioned the vet for the Pentagon dogs. It's the Old Dominion Animal Hospital in McLean, VA. There website is odahcenter.com. They...
Mary: Good questions... here is what the breeder told me about her view on hip issues and why the sire wasn't certified... The breeder owns the dam and her...
Marc: Thanks for the recommendations. McLean is relatively close by DC standards, we're in southern Rockville (Twinbrook area) and near 270. It's a quick trip...
... From all the research my wife and I have done, your breeder is just plan wrong. Even with the best pedigree possible, a litter can still have a dog with...
Hello everyone, We got Walker home last night and so far so good. He seems to be in good spirits and from the hips up, hasn't changed one bit. I have a couple...
... Great news!! ... Our doctor planned on a month between surgeries, assuming that Frodo looked good at the two week check-up. Frodo looked great, so we had...
Glad to hear Walker is doing good. I'm sorry I can't remember the angle of Bud's plates but they were on the high end of what they use cause his hd was very...
Our dog Hayden had 30 degree plates inserted and our vet pushed us to wait till 6 weeks after his first surgery for his second surgery (he wanted to make sure...
Marc: You're 100% right. Normally I am not someone to make an uninformed or impulse decision on something as important as adopting a dog. I let myself be...
Cannon: I did some of my research in finding doctors via the American College of Veterinary Surgeons at http://www.acvs.org. An ACVS Diplomate is the same...
Damon, Don't beat yourself up too much. We were having the same concerns when we found out about Frodo. We kept kicking ourselves that we had trusted the...
Marc: Sounds great! Glad everything seems to be working out well. One last question, if you're willing to share... how much is the cost for both surgeries...
Damon, No problem. Each hip cost $2700. The second surgury was 4 weeks after the first one. We also had Frodo checked for elbow problems while he was under...
Wow, I knew it was expensive, but not quite at that level. I've seen a couple of quotes at about half that (maybe the quotes are older?). I'm assuming our pet...
Bud's hips were $1,800 a piece. I live in Indiana so it might be cheaper here. The ortho-vet I went to offered 1 year same as cash thru a credit service. ...
Hayden's hips (TPO, not THR) were about $2,000 each here in Raleigh, NC. Our ortho-vet also offered a same as cash credit but only for three months....
Okay, those costs seem a little more reasonable... very big cost differences depending upon small geographic variances. Good to know there are payment options...
No its not inexpensive, but worth every penny to give relieve to our buddies. Joni ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
Yeah, that's why I had mentioned that Southpaws is definitely not the cheapest place in the DC area. My vet had also suggested a place out in Manassus that...
Sampsons hip cost us $2,500, but he is also a very large dog and the cost would have been as high if he were smaller. It has been 12 days now and he is doing...
