Information on hip dysplasia in labs?
My 4 month old chocolate lab has hip dysplasia and needs corrective surgery. The vet gave us 2 options. One is a surgery center that specializes in animals. This place can do a very extensive operation, putting pins in my dog’s bones to help put everything back together. This will cost about $2000. The other option is for the vet to do the operation and to remove the ball joint of his hip, and fuse him back together. This will cost about $800, and he will have problems for the rest of his life. Then, of course, there’s always the option to put him down.
Has anyone been through this? If so, what did you do? If you could go back & do it again, would you do the same thing or something different? Will my dog have problems for the rest of his life?
I just looked up dysplasia online & I might have gotten a wrong diagnosis. His hips are actually aligned up properly, but his femur is completely fractured off off the hip.
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If he needs this surgery at 4 months old, yes you will have many more health problems in the future.
Are you sure that he has hip dysplasia at 4 MONTHS old?
It is not a easy answer I am a breeder you must take the puppy back to the breeder he must pay or refund you
I’m with Erika here.
4 months old is very young for HD diagnosis.
I can’t advise on which to go for, but I sincerely hope you have got the breeder involved here as this has to be genetic. It is not always as some could say it could be caused through trauma, diet and incorrect exercise, however at 4 months old then I cannot see anything other than genetics.
I also would of thought they would be waiting until the pup is fully grown until any surgery. But that is only a logical guess.