How should I handle my dog's broken hip?

Question

I witnessed my dog being hit by a car today. He's alive, thank God but with a broken. The ball of the hip is out of the socket. Repair costs could reach 4K. Since I'm broke a friend that has a dog (18 years old) that broke his hip about 13 years ago, says my dog's hip should heal itself. He was told this by an old vet . It worked for him. I wonder if there are other opinions and advice, however.

Answer 1

Is it broken or out of socket? There is a huge difference. One is a crushed pelvis type injury and one is just an out of socket injury. If it is simply out of socket and the vet cannot pull it back in, then yes it will actually heal. It creates a "false" socket higher up where it rides. It does heal, but the disadvantage is that the dog is always "crippled" and will get arthritis that is very painful.

You might try to find some rescue organization to take the dog and treat it if you cannot do it.

Answer 2

Dog Broken Hip

Answer 3

I realize that a dog with a broken hip should go to a veterinarian right away. Sometimes this is just not realistic for some people to do. I have taken in and donated much time and money to "other " people s pet problems that became my own. There are so many unwanted pets in this world and we can not just "put down" every animal that becomes an inconvenience. Surrender your pet? Whom would you surrender it to? One has to network a lot to even get a placement. Animal shelters are full. The best you can do is to try to find a foster home. This attitude of. "if you can t afford a pet don t have one" is an attitude of complete nonsense. Should we just dispose of every pet that we can not afford to foster to the utmost degree? Some pets go their entire lives without issue in a happy yet humble home. Maybe all those vets and doctors in this world that push big pharma and big pet pharma could come down a notch or two and become more charitable. Very few vets will work out a payment method. This is the truth! This person knows how much pain the dog is in. They do not need to be told by you, the very uncompassionate one! Anyone that cares for an animal needs your support without all the judgment and attitude. The fact that the person came here looking for help speaks volumes. And these sorry comments is the best you all could do? Why don t you offer to donate some of your time and money since you think this person should have so much of it. Haven t heard a peep from anyone willing to do that! Just a bunch of hate.

Answer 4

It depends entirely on the nature of the break. Some breaks heal on their own and others do in fact require surgery. There is nothing wrong with consulting other vets to ask their opinion, but if the advice from vets is to do surgery, then not doing it is worse for your dog than if it had died in the accident. Imagine how painful an unrepaired hip would be.
My advice would be to seek other vet's opinions and either pay for surgery if that is what they recommend, or if you just can't afford it, then find another way to get the surgery, like payment plans or enlist the help of rescue groups. I would think that the ball of the joint will not go back into place by itself, so this is probably one that requires surgery. The only hip breaks that I have seen not require surgery is when their is a minor fracture, not the entire ball of the joint.

Answer 5

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How should I handle my dog's broken hip?
I witnessed my dog being hit by a car today. He's alive, thank God but with a broken. The ball of the hip is out of the socket. Repair costs could reach 4K. Since I'm broke a friend that has a dog (18 years old) that broke his hip about 13 years ago, says my dog's hip should heal...

Answer 6

I have been a veterinary Technicion for 8 years and I have never seen a dislocated hip replace or fix itself. All these people are right, you need to take it to the vet. If you cannot afford to fix it you need to put it down. I know its sad to say but some people just can't afford pets. If you can't afford to fix this animal please don't get another one. Your dog is in agonizing pain right now, probably worse than if it was just broken. Before anyone gets an animal they need to figure out if they can pay for something if the animal gets hurt. If they cannot then they shouldn't own pets. No animal is ever free. Unless a vet did x-rays they cannot tell what is exactly wrong with the dog. Do not take someone's advice that is not an expert. Go to a vet.

Answer 7

If your dog has been hit by a car, then you need to get it to a vet immediately! There's no excuse for letting your dog suffer like this. If you absolutely cannot afford to pay for his care, then you need to surrender him to a place that will take care of him. If his hip is just dislocated, then it's not going to cost that much to pop it back into place. If it's truly broken, it's not going to just heal on its own and it needs to be treated immediately!

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Answer 9

Have you asked your vet what s/he thinks about the hip healing on it's own? Yes, a broken bone will always heal on it's own (except in cases where the bone is diseased). However, just because a bone will heal on it's own does not mean that it will heal well or that an animal with an untreated broken bone will have a good quality of life after the injury heals itself. An injury like what you describe left to heal on it's own is likely to cause long-term debilitating pain and arthritis for your pet later in life.

Honestly, if I were in your shoes I would thank your friend for his advice and get the hip repaired by the vet. Most vets are willing to do payment plans or deffered payments (like post dated checks) if you work out the arrangements before the services are performed. Contrary to popular belief, veterinarians are not in their business just to make money, they are in it because they love animals and do not want to see them suffer. You may have to make sacrifices to pay the vet bills, but isn't your dog worth it? A friend of mine had to take on a paper route when her dog was diagnosed with mange and required medicated baths every other week for an unknown period of time to help pay the vet bills. It was a pain, but so worth it for her dog's health.

Answer 10

I would at least take him to the vet and get an opinion of what to expect if he`s treated and what to expect if he`s not . The hip will probably heal , but it could heal in a hundred different ways and might cause the dog chronic pain .

He`s probably in pain right now . At least see the vet about getting him pain killers while you decide . It would be inhumane to just let him suffer .