Just want to wish you and your little Bella good luck and a speedy recovery when she gets her surgery!
My husband and I just went through the surgery with our yorkie, Sophie, at the end of September and we are starting to see a difference in her now! She had both knees done and her recovery had some set backs - including her ripping the stitches out of one knee 5 days after surgery, despite wearing her cone! She has so much energy now and she seems so much happier.
I also want to say that we were in the same position with choosing a surgeon and we chose the one that wasn't board certified. Our options were a surgeon that had been certified for a year or a surgeon with 35+ years in the vet field with an interest in orthopedics, just never got certified. He had preformed more of these surgeries than the certified surgeon and we felt a lot more comfortable with him. Everything has turned out fine with Sophie and we don't regret choosing the non-certified surgeon!
(Just want to say, I don't have anything against board certified vets, but I think every situation is different and sometimes the non-certified may be just as good) |