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Yorkiemom1 · 07-31-2012, 08:57 AM

I was thrilled with the results I had with the pup, Dr.Roger Terrel, did. He has been doing Orthopedic surgeries for around 25 years and this particular pup was in quite a bit of pain...he did not see the advantage in allowing the muscle in the un operated hip, to atrophy and the pup to remain in that amount of pain...his professional opinion was that doing both hips at the same time would provide the best immediate outcome for this pup. His professional opinion was right on! The procedure took approximately 1.5 hours. There were no complications from the surgery/anesthesia, either pre, intra, or post operatively, and recovery was rapid. As all the teaching vets I surveyed explained to me, both hips can be done at the same time...it is not a question of what is right or what is wrong, it is dependent on the attending vets preference! Some will do both hips and some want to do them one at a time....it is a case by case decision, made by the vet doing the surgery....in this instance, with this pup, the vet decided it was more beneficial for the pup to do both hips at the same time. The surgery was done, the pup was never crated, she was up and walking on her own, gingerly, within 36-48 hours, gentle ROM exercises were started at 1 week, rehab was started at 2 weeks and now, not quite 4 months later, she is easily 85-90% "normal". She is still doing slope exercises and swimming exercises, and she is expected to reach 95% or better "normal" movement by 5 months. The owners of the pup have been thrilled with the outcome of the surgery and are thankful both hips were done and there was no having to going back to have the other side done! Of course, the pup was not in pain, which can be excruciating....the operative pain resolved quickly, and all progressed well.

07-31-2012, 08:57 AM	#22
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	I was thrilled with the results I had with the pup, Dr.Roger Terrel, did. He has been doing Orthopedic surgeries for around 25 years and this particular pup was in quite a bit of pain...he did not see the advantage in allowing the muscle in the un operated hip, to atrophy and the pup to remain in that amount of pain...his professional opinion was that doing both hips at the same time would provide the best immediate outcome for this pup. His professional opinion was right on! The procedure took approximately 1.5 hours. There were no complications from the surgery/anesthesia, either pre, intra, or post operatively, and recovery was rapid. As all the teaching vets I surveyed explained to me, both hips can be done at the same time...it is not a question of what is right or what is wrong, it is dependent on the attending vets preference! Some will do both hips and some want to do them one at a time....it is a case by case decision, made by the vet doing the surgery....in this instance, with this pup, the vet decided it was more beneficial for the pup to do both hips at the same time. The surgery was done, the pup was never crated, she was up and walking on her own, gingerly, within 36-48 hours, gentle ROM exercises were started at 1 week, rehab was started at 2 weeks and now, not quite 4 months later, she is easily 85-90% "normal". She is still doing slope exercises and swimming exercises, and she is expected to reach 95% or better "normal" movement by 5 months. The owners of the pup have been thrilled with the outcome of the surgery and are thankful both hips were done and there was no having to going back to have the other side done! Of course, the pup was not in pain, which can be excruciating....the operative pain resolved quickly, and all progressed well.