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Originally Posted by ladyj  I would get a second opinion and think long and hard before having that kind of surgery. I have a Bichon who was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at the age of six. She is 11 now and gets along fine with daily glucosamine. I give her a liquid and just put it on her breakfast. I expect she may develop arthritis and need more medication as she gets older, but she has done well for five years and is doing well now. I would not even consider having the hip ball joint removed. There is a treatment for arthritis and hip dysplasia that implants gold beads around the hip ball and allows it to rotate without pain. I would consider that before the hip ball joint removal. |
I would not rush into any surgery either. I also had a Bichon who was diagnosed with hip displasia at about the age of six. I gave her glucosamine the rest of her life and she never needed surgery and never limped or acted like it bothered her. She lived to be 13 years old. If I thought surgery was necessary, I would go for the gold bead implants rather than the hip ball removal. I would never have that done!
Jeanette