hip surgery on dog?

Question

My dog is going in on Wed. for surgery on his left hip to correct hip dysplisia. He is only 4 years old and my vet said it will greatly bennifit him later in life.anyone else had this surgery done on their dog, and if so my question is, how much pain are they in after and for how long? When will he be able to walk and run again?

My dog is going in on Wed. for surgery on his left hip to correct hip dysplisia. ( FHO surgery) He is only 4 years old and my vet said it will greatly bennifit him later in life.anyone else had this surgery done on their dog, and if so my question is, how much pain are they in after and for how long? When will he be able to walk and run again?

Answer 1

Yes, bone surgery is quite painful....but they'll give him good pain drugs and send you home with some to give him for a week or so after surgery.

As to the rest of your questions....those are best left to be answered by your dog's surgeon. Make sure you ask plenty of questions and take a notepad and pen for taking notes.

(You didn't say WHICH hip surgery he's having....a TPO, or a total hip replacement? I'm assuming it's not an FHO.)

Edit to reply to asker's add'l info: An FHO is considered to be a 'salvage' procedure for hip dysplasia. It means that the head (ball) and neck of the femur are going to be cut out, leaving a space between there and the socket of the pelvis. That eliminates the pain caused by direct bone-to-bone contact, and allows the body to form a 'false' joint in its place by filling it in with scar tissue. Done correctly, small dogs and cats do amazingly well with that surgery....many run and jump with barely detectable limps (that leg will always be somewhat shorter than the other one.) Larger breeds can do okay with it, but usually not as well as the small breeds, especially if they are allowed to be overweight. While strict post-op confinement is a requirement for almost every other surgery we do on pets, this is THE one for which increased activity ASAP after the surgery is of great benefit. The more active they are sooner, the better the result from the surgery. Your DVM will explain why. Walking needs to be encouraged ASAP, and swimming (as soon as the skin sutures are completely healed) is even better. Again....your dog's surgeon WILL go over all of this with you.

But I would really ask for a referral to an orthopedic surgeon if I were you, to see if he could benefit from other surgeries before resorting to an FHO. TPO (triple pelvic osteotomy) and total hip replacement (better) are both $$$$, but sooooooooo much more worth it if you can afford it. I've done many FHO's on dogs over the years...but only if the owner is unwilling to take their dog to specialist for the better surgeries. FHO does not 'correct' hip dysplasia...but the other surgeries do. They leave the actual joint intact and make it more anatomically correct....and in the case of hip replacement, almost perfect.

Answer 2

we've a Bulldog that we had x-rayed at seven months mutually as she became under for her spaying. The vet instructed us that she has extreme HD. She became doing exceptionally good up till she became 4 a million/2, then the indications extremely began getting undesirable. we've continuously saved the load off of her, we opted to not do the surgical technique as we've been instructed that the fulfillment cost became not that great in her breed, and he or she additionally has one, for now, tousled knee by way of HD. She is on Rimadyl, Snovi-MSM, and Royal Canin great Breed Mobillity help nutrition.(prescription) Oh, I forgot, she has undesirable arthritis additionally. besides, the mixture is working ok for her. not desirable, yet terrific. She became 5 this previous Feb. We in simple terms have been given a sparkling domestic dog each and every week in the past for her to play with so she would be in a position to get somewhat excercise. we don't permit her play too lots. All she could do is lay on the settee and sleep, which isn't good the two reason she could additionally loose muscle strenght, as properly. She is a breed which could not be uncovered to warmth and chilly too lots additionally, so hence, short walks are each and every so often out of the question. we can understand while the "end" is right while the meds and script nutrition now not will save her soreness loose and function a terrific high quality of existence. i don't have self belief in letting any animal go through in simple terms by way of fact i in simple terms can not permit bypass. So while the time comes, she would be in a position to bypass to sleep gently and connect all of our different previous pets on the Rainbow Bridge. wish this facilitates and the superb to you and your Rottie.

Answer 3

I hope he will be able to walk and run. My dog got hit by a car about 8 years ago. Had to have steel pins put in his hips. was ok untill this past year. Something in his back & hip stoppedhim from using his back legs. I put a cloth under him to take him out so he can walk & run, use bathroom. Good luck

Answer 4

Yeah, what procedure he the dog having?????