Hip Dysplasia photo

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I am reposting this so that the dog lovers who are not reading my other thread anymore can actually see the xray in this thread.

When we went to the RSPCA for a second opinion the expression on her face was as if she had never seen anything as lame as this before.

You will see on the right side of the photo how bad it is. The left side is bad, so you can imagine how severe the right side of the photo is in comparison.

Anyaway, bank loans come intoday so all my debt is now in one monthly payment and there is enough left over for the dog to be fixed, unfortunatley though it sounds like she is too old for a TPO, so our options may be limited to medical management, THR in a few years when old enough or amputation.

I just wish out of all the options that there was an easy way out of this.

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I am reposting this so that the dog lovers who are not reading my other thread anymore can actually see the xray in this thread.

When we went to the RSPCA for a second opinion the expression on her face was as if she had never seen anything as lame as this before.

You will see on the right side of the photo how bad it is. The left side is bad, so you can imagine how severe the right side of the photo is in comparison.

Anyaway, bank loans come intoday so all my debt is now in one monthly payment and there is enough left over for the dog to be fixed, unfortunatley though it sounds like she is too old for a TPO, so our options may be limited to medical management, THR in a few years when old enough or amputation.

I just wish out of all the options that there was an easy way out of this.

Sorry to hear she is to old for a TPO. The left side looks like it would be functional with minimal pain. The position of the left femur on the radiograph is not adequate for proper evaluation of the hip joint though. I would certainly try a Femoral Head Osteoectomy before amputation. FHO can produce very good results, and the operation is not near as expensive. Total hip replacement is the best choice in older dogs.


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