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Congenital Hip Dysplasia in my 1.5yr. old dog!
I got bad news at the vet yesterday. I took Nala to the vet, because she was limping and wouldn't even let her paw touch the floor. When the Dr. was examining her, he could hear her hips crack, so he asked if he could do x-rays on her. He found that she has double hip dysplasia. He said it's most likely due to her breading. We know that she's half Pit-bull and two quarters something else, but we don't know for sure what the two quarters are.
I know we can't afford double hip replacement. The vet said that a single surgery can cost up to $4000 dollars. He said there are other types of surgery, and I've been looking up information on-line, but I don't really understand it all. What are my options? How much do these options cost?
Has anyone else had this problem, and can you tell me how you handled it, and what the cost was?
Re: Congenital Hip Dysplasia in my 1.5yr. old dog!
Ugh this is part of why we have insurance, stuff like this can add up quickly! Unfortunately I think you'll now be classified as pre existing.
I do not have experience with dysplasia, you may want to consult with an orthopedic vet. Care Credit is an interest free loan for a year which you can use to cover vet expenses. I know they would not do both hips at once. $4,000 does not sound unreasonable to me at all, we've found that to be the norm for some serious vet issues ours have had in the past. There may be exercises or supplements you can use to keep it in check; you may also want to limit her jumping up on the sofa or things like that.
I have two dogs who had HD- both had surgery for it. Both are doing amazing in that aspect. They both had FHO- which costs less but has a longer healing time. The reason for doing the FHO was that my first was way too energetic, and the vet was concerned with a full hip replacement that he would feel good right away and pop it out. Second is was that after months of arguing over what was wrong with him and an MRI and multiple x-rays it was decided to do FHO for his hips (usually its knee problems in bulldogs not hip).
I know a lot of dogs that had FHO and all are successful.
My dog had a hip replacement on one side. His other hip has severe HD. The surgeon said one hip replacement is usually enough. If Rudy's other side goes he will do an FHO on it.
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I have no advise for that. When we found out about our first dog- we had had him for a month. There was no talk about putting him down, only which procedure we'd do and the fact that we had to move out of our apartment and back to my mom's for a month.
Call around and ask how much vets charge for FHOs. I"ve seen them for as little as $700 and up to $2200.
HD is manageable. If you rescued, call them and see if they work with a vet at a discount. Or return the dog to the rescue.