You have already been advised by two vets that further testing should be done. Personally, I would be at a third vet...one that is board certified as I said. Then, I would be in a better place in terms of a decision. That's just me.
As to your question about whether I have ever seen a case like hers...... I am not a vet!! I cannot say I have seen it....or not. No one can do that online! No one here has seen your dog ... has the qualifications to diagnose or compare to other dogs. I have not advised you to do ANY testing...I have advised you to go to professionals with board certification. I don't go to my vet and tell them what tests and/or xrays to do. I might ask them if something is appropriate...but I seek out the best and trust them to explain why or why not to do them.
I don't sit online and attempt to diagnose people's pups no more than I try to diagnose my own. I go to professionals for that. I pay a lot of money, yes, but that is in my mind the appropriate thing to do for a living being that is in my care. They did not choose to live with me...I chose them and I offer them the same treatment I would give to myself....and always provided for my son. I just don't try to diagnose...I am a retired RN and know a lot of medical stuff...but I still don't try to guess what my dogs have or other peoples' dogs either. It is simply stepping outside my boundaries. I seek out good vets and trust them with my pups. |