Dog Surgery Update

Boynton1286

We went to get a second opinion today at a vet my friend suggested. Turns out he doesn't think that it is her knee at all, it is her hip. He was feeling her knee and then looked at her hip and said that she had lost too much muscle for it to be only her knee. So, he did x-rays and turns out the head of her femur is necrotic (dead) and that is what is causing her issue. I got a copy of the x-rays and took them to my vet to look at, she was busy so I just asked that she call me. We will see what she has to say about her mis-diagnosis. I am soooo glad I got the second opinion. 

chelley599

Glad it isn't anything as serious.  Hopefully the poor puppy can get it taken care of soon

MC22

Oh goodness!  Poor girl!  And poor you!  I'm glad you got the second opinion...especially considering how much you trust your vet!  Keep us posted on what she says!

pondering_gal

Thank God for the second opinion! I am curious at what the first vet has to say. If indeed the second vet is correct, your dog would've had unecessary surgery, and would've needed a second one down the road to correct the hip!

SE1723

wow...way to go on the second opinion. hopefully it will all get straightened out soon.

kjhharris

Poor puppy  I'm so glad you went for the second opinion.  Hope your vet has some good feedback on the x-rays...

becca474

awww! good thinking to go for a 2nd opinion! Hopefully they'll be able to figure out the next steps now

Dyork

Oh wow, good thing you got the 2nd opinion. I'm curious too to see what your vet has to say about it.

hz80408

Wow! Yay Oaknoll!

Keep us posted on what your vet says and what happens from here!

Boynton1286

My vet called me about 5:30 after she looked at the x-rays. She was a little jealous that someone else got to take them because she said that usually you have to look hard for the issue and what Khloe has going on was totally obvious on the x-ray and that rarely happens. She also said that this is a good example of why they always to x-rays before any orthopedic surgery. They do the same surgery that the other vet recommended and she explained everything to me. Sounds like what they do is cut the head off the femur and the dog will form a false joint (this seems so strange to me), and they are pretty much back to normal in about 6 weeks. I called and scheduled her surgery today, it is April 11th. I will keep you updated at the time gets closer. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! 

christieep

Its good that your vet got back to you quickly and knows what to do now.  She probably appreciates that you went the extra mile for your pet because vets know how important pets are to people and their families.

Hopefully everything goes smoothly!

MC22

Wow!  That's wild that a dog can form a false joint! 

I hope everything goes well with the surgery.  Definitely keep us posted!