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Originally Posted by kalina82  pins and plates can migrate, its something that just happens sometimes. They are foreign objects in your dogs body. Yes they need to come out. I believe the price. They are still doing surgery on your dog. they need to open the knee back up to find the pins. Your dog gets all the same monitoring systems and care that they got during the original surgery. Sometimes the pins migrate outward which is why it is sometimes cheaper. Sometimes they don't even have to be under anesthesia, just a sedative. Your dogs must be in deeper so they can't do that. |
They did mention the issue of if they were closer to the surface or at an easier angle it would be a local anesthesia type surgery, but apparently they're still lodged in there pretty good. Well I think we're going to do the surgery when we get back from our vacation as I don't want to stick my mom and step dad with a recouperating pup. He seems pretty good right now since he's started his pain meds though so at least I know he's not hurting. Thanks so much for your help with this!