Femoral head and neck exision surgery removes the head of the femur and allows the body to form a "fibrous capsule" around the top of the bone. I have seen ...
Yes, we have her on Metacam right now. She is painful on palpation of both hips. The Metacam seems to be helping and their are other drugs we can switch to if ...
My friend has a dog that had the femoral head removal done on her 100lb dog. You would never know that she had it done and runs and plays just like any other...
I have someone who is having trouble posting to the group so I'm just checking that the messages are going through being that our list is so quite. I'm hoping...
It does appear that yahoo has been having a bit of a temper fit today, but things seem to be starting to move now. Another group I'm on is NOT quiet and the...
Hello. Our 7 month old Bernese Mt. Dog was recently diagnosed with mid range hip displacia. He is not exhibiting any outward symptoms other that a "strange...
My Labrador was also diagnosed with HD at 7 months old. He also showed no signs of pain at that point. I chose to do TPO for the following reasons.....First...
Hi Bev. I completely understand. My opinion would be yes, do the TPO if he is eligible. I have 2 golden retrievers, 10 months old. They are littermates and...
Hi Bev, when True was first diagnosed at 7 months of age, the family vet put him at a level one in his left hip and a level 2 in his right. That's considered...
Just to let you know; I did receive your message. Anne-marie ... From: Jan and True<mailto:janandpete@...> To: tpo<mailto:tpo@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Hi my shepherd, l11 months old was also diagnosed with hip dysplasia. I'm not exactly sure the difference in severity between mine and yours, but symptoms...
This is to all 4 replies I have received: Quilty Laine, Jan and True, Carol A. Kuca and Anne- Marie whitney. I am receiving conflicting reports about...
Thanks, Anne-Marie. You reply has been the most helpful and the most of track of how I am feeling. Carpe diem. Bev. ... From: Anne-Marie Whitney To:...
Hi, the reason you've heard to keep the exercise down is because more exercise causes more degeneration and if you're hoping for your dog to be a TPO candidate...
Hello everyone, Maximus and I have made it to our 6 week checkup. It is tomorrow! I am a little anxious because I want everything to go well! Thank you to all...
Hi, our now 3 year old Bernese Mtn Dog had a TPO's at 10 and 11 months. No pain just an awkward gait picked up by people at the local dog park. After Penn Hip...
Hi Bev, We have two 11 month old "mixed" German Shepards who are littermates. The male was diagnosed with severe HD at the age of seven months. We are on a...
Hello to all, Not great news, but not all bad. Maximus, has pulled his screws loose. However, my specialist said it isn't that bad. That the rotation is still...
I followed the doctor's very conservative directions meticulously and Gracie still managed to loosen 3 of 6 screws and break a wire! I, too, was devastated....
You have already gotten some great feedback, so I just want to add a little bit. My Bernese mtn dog, Gracie had no symptoms of pain either. The more I thought...
If your read some posts from the past, you will see that there are instances where just 4 weeks later, dogs have become ineligible for their second hip...
Special"thanks" to Gracie and Paula. I tried my best to keep Maximus quiet. Even my specialist knew that it was going to be quite difficult. My specialist...
Hello all. It seems as though this tpo is not the end all to be all. Lots of setbacks, no guarantees, lots of down time. I appreciate all responses, and know...
Lisa Fico from Boston. I would love to have your private e mail address, as I would love to talk to another Berner owner, as we don't know of any others! I...
Hi, sorry about that it is lfico@.... Feel free to email anytime. Lisa ... From: tpo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tpo@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bev. ...
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