Unfortunately, you do not have a vet that will do both hips at the same time?.....there are a few out there that do, and with dogs weighing less than 50-60 lbs, it is a good choice...I had contacted and gotten opinions from 7 different vets , Chiefs in Orthopedic surgery from 7 different vet schools...even a vet that does certifications for OFA....they all assured me that rather than let that unoperated hip continue to waste away (atrophy), and rather than take the risk of anesthesia twice, a vet that has done multiple FHO surgeries, can easily do both hips at the same time....these 7 experts I spoke with had no $$$$ motivation for recommending doing both hips at the same time versus one at a time, and they all said there was no "right way or wrong way" to the answer, it was the attending vets preference only that actually dictates how it is done...Thank God my vet (orthopedic specialist) does this surgery, both hips at the same time, and the dog is on the way to recovery 6 weeks faster than if you do one hip and then re-traumatize the dog for the second hip. |