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Originally Posted by RucasMommy  Thanks guys! They want to do the FHO procedure, and the vet is affiliated with a specialist who works in the same building, so it will be done the correct way. The vet just said that the risks of sedatives are higher at an older age and that recovery time may be longer.
I'm trying not to be mad about the misdiagnosis, but she has literally been limping for 5 years now. There hasn't been one day that I can think of that she went an entire day without limping at least a few times. I just hate to think that she has been in pain for 5 years with no relief because all I was doing was giving her a vitamin and thinking that was all that "could" be done for her condition. |
I honestly do not know why a vet would suggest that the risk of sedatives is higher....I have never been told that and I have had many, many pups of different ages anesthetized for surgeries over the years. If a vet is using the proper protocols, there should not be much of a risk at all. Where you run into higher risks is with certain conditions and even then, if proper protocol is used the risks are lower.
As to the recovery time, I don't buy that either. I have had older pups recover quicker than younger ones. There are so many variables. And, honestly, I don't consider 6 aged at all.
Best wishes and please keep us posted!