Ok. I'm back. I'll start with the vet last night. After an hour of no call back after requesting the x-rays I called them again. It was about 6pm. They told me again they would call me back because she still needed to talk to the dr. So then she calls me twenty minutes later and says the dr wants me to come in at 8 o'clock. I thought she meant to pick up the x-rays only, but then she says he wants to see me. I couldn't see why but whatever I went with it. I get there at 8 and see him and supposing he wants to know where I am going I tell him I'm going to get a second opinion from a specialist who specializes in knee and hip surgeries because I would feel more comfortable. That I don't want to go just operating on my dog without knowing for sure. He right away asks me how much shes going to charge me. I told him i didnt know and I was only going for a consult not to get surgery. He then continues to tell me that if I get the surgery in his office it comes with a lifetime guarantee. If it ever goes wrong or "comes out" he'll fix it for free. But the surgeon if it goes bad or fails whatever he meant by that, i'd have to pay all over again. I felt like I was talking to a car dealer. Well i just told him that I really wanted a second opinion from somone who specializes in those things. He finally says ok sure get a second opinion and gives me the x-rays.
The surgeon vet was very nice. She said charlie has grade II Luxating patella in both back knees. She did not say he had hip dysplasia. She said his hips looked pretty good. She said there's a very tiny area that could be hip dysplasia but the way the x-rays are (dark) they could be deceiving. She did not seem concerned that his hips were a problem. She was more concerned with his knees. She said since she was able to pop them in and out but because he didn't mind at all she was doing that and because he's playing and has no pain, she sees no reason to do surgery. There is not one knee stuck popped out like the other vet made it sound. She also said the fact he was better in a day tells her he is fine and surgery isn't necessary. Of coarse she told me things to keep an eye open for in the future. |