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Newfoundland Discussions / Goofy Newfie w/ Hip Dysplasia/ Help! just diagnosed!
« on: May 22, 2008, 02:00:46 am »
Hello all wonderful newfie/big dog owners!
Our darling Lula (the goofie newfie) just got diagnosed with hip dysplasia. We love her to death and want to do all that is best for her.
She was limping on her left leg and we took her to our vet. There was a 'sub' vet that proceeded to check the legs, turn her and pull the 'ok' leg, now we have sever problems with the leg that was showing no signs of problems.
Our vet informed us that they will cradle a leg that is hurt, and alternate over time between both if they are inflicted. None the less we are seeing problems in both hind legs.
We demanded a full xray and it was deemed she has HD in both. We were shown the xray with no guidance (other than put her on glucosamine tablets) and told to seek out our university (local) vet for they are more trained in this area.
Feeling lost... we are concerned that our regular vet could not offer us any additional information. I have full faith in the local university veterinary hospital, but would like to have a better understanding of what our options are before we go into the consultation.
Any advice is appreciated. Should we have her on a certain food? Should she be taking certain supplements? Should her exercise routine follow a distinct regiment? Should we do full hip replacement (she is 11/mo old)? Should we seek out opinions aside from the local university? Should she have certain 'comforts' at home? Should her daily activities be different?
We were told to give her aspirin for pain but don't want to create internal problems or make her dependent on something. After a HD diagnosis (and no direction from the vet) what should be our next steps?
Thank you for any and all guidance. We love our goofie newfie like our child and appreciate any input.
Our darling Lula (the goofie newfie) just got diagnosed with hip dysplasia. We love her to death and want to do all that is best for her.
She was limping on her left leg and we took her to our vet. There was a 'sub' vet that proceeded to check the legs, turn her and pull the 'ok' leg, now we have sever problems with the leg that was showing no signs of problems.
Our vet informed us that they will cradle a leg that is hurt, and alternate over time between both if they are inflicted. None the less we are seeing problems in both hind legs.
We demanded a full xray and it was deemed she has HD in both. We were shown the xray with no guidance (other than put her on glucosamine tablets) and told to seek out our university (local) vet for they are more trained in this area.
Feeling lost... we are concerned that our regular vet could not offer us any additional information. I have full faith in the local university veterinary hospital, but would like to have a better understanding of what our options are before we go into the consultation.
Any advice is appreciated. Should we have her on a certain food? Should she be taking certain supplements? Should her exercise routine follow a distinct regiment? Should we do full hip replacement (she is 11/mo old)? Should we seek out opinions aside from the local university? Should she have certain 'comforts' at home? Should her daily activities be different?
We were told to give her aspirin for pain but don't want to create internal problems or make her dependent on something. After a HD diagnosis (and no direction from the vet) what should be our next steps?
Thank you for any and all guidance. We love our goofie newfie like our child and appreciate any input.