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i just need some answers! last night i didnt get to bed untill 6am. she was up all night crying.. first she had a fever, then the pain just wouldnt go away! i felt helpless, and not to mention exhausted! i just dont want to do the wrong thing, but i want to do something immediately. its not fair for her to be crippled like this and in so much pain! it breaks my heart

Im so frusterated with my vet im changing tomorrow morning! He just doesnt care! When i had x-rays done of my pup he told me she has HOD, he was supposed to call me the next morning with the results of her bloodwork... HE DIDNT... he went on vacation for a week so i had to see his fill in when my pup really needed stronger meds because she hadent been able to walk in 3 days, she changed me but it didnt work either, and then she finally did what i wanted (which did help), then I wanted to talk to my regular vet about other options i could start immideately. Since he was on vacation it wasnt like i could talk to him right then, but they did tell me he was coming in to do a surgery and they would have him call me. well when he hadent called by 2 i gave them a call. they told me he did the sugery AND LEFT!

When i needed a perscription for some meds for my pup, they wouldnt give me one because they didnt carry it at the office.. hello, isnt that WHY they would need to write me one. So when i went to my other vet for my horses to get a perscription he wanted to see her x-rays and blood work. he told me he didnt think she had HOD.. he thinks she just has a bacterial infection of the bone! and he wanted a second opinion as well so he is sending it to a vet he knows in canada, he says shes the best vet hes ever known. im just glad one vet is interested in helping. the only problem is i only see him on race nights at the track.(which is only 4 days a week, and hes mostly tied up at night checking the horses all night) sooooooooo i have a HUGE headache! i just needed to vent about how aweful some vets are!!!

What is HOD?

HOD stands for Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy . Its where the bones grow too rapidly and unevenly. it causes extreame pain in the joints, swelling in the joints, and high fevers. some days (most days lately) shes inable to walk at all. its very painful, and if it isnt kept under controll she can die from it. Unfortunately now i went to another vet to get another opinion on what to do with her since my vet just seemed uninterested in helping me (not calling me back, not explaining any x-rays to me, etc.) he doesnt think she has HOD, he thinks she has a bacterial infection in the bone. soooo hes getting another opinion from a vet he knows in canada for me. he says shes the best vet hes ever known. hopefully i can get some more answers here and theyll tell me whats really going on!

haha thats cute. my little girl KNOWS what the camera is for and when she sees it she just stands there looking at it, tipping her head to the side, and perking her ears up a lot.

Im not sure about my pup Chloe. I had her at my friends house once and she stood on the pool deck acting like MAYBE she would take a dip... but i didnt want to let her because i didnt want her to put a hole in the liner. I do know that her mother used to love the water, but her father wouldnt go in it... guess it just depends on the dog.

I feed my pup Eagle Pack for large breed puppy (shes only almost 4 months old.) I used to feed Eukanuba but she has HOD, so I needed something without all the fillers and crap and that would slow down her growing so that her HOD would subside a bit. Aside from the million and one suppliments she has to have in it.... i like the food. and she seems to like it a lot too!

Im in Elma, its a few hours from rochester

These are some pics of my little girl Chloe. Shes such a doll. Shes 16weeks now and has HOD, but gosh darnit we are going to fight through it!!