Hi there,
Has anyone had experience with their pup undergoing this procedure?
Just brought our kelpie home from the vet's yesterday... 9 months old and generally very active, we are assured that with proper physio and rehab measures she will make a good recovery... the decision to have the surgery was not an easy one by any means however... And even though our only other options were amputation or Total Hip Replacement (which would have been an extra $2k on top of the $1400 for femoral head and neck excision), our main objective was just to get her functional and pain-free - she has her whole life ahead of her. I just would love someone to tell me that they know, for SURE, that their dog has been pain-free post this kind of surgery. I mean they don't do this sort of procedure for humans with hip problems, so I'm just scared that we've put her through all this pain and trauma and long recovery/rehab to come, to result in her always having a sore/dodgy hip? I mean, while it was strapped in following the closed reduction attempts being three-legged didn't stop her from doing anything at all and would it maybe have been kinder to amputate altogether? I just don't know
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