Bilateral Luxating Patellas And Hip Dysplasia

[poodlefan]

MGR:

The vet is a specialist orthopaedic vet. He said it failed as he made an incorrect clinical decision, not to recontour the groove.

I hope his bill reflects that statement...

I was advised to have patellas corrected while the dog is young.. otherwise arthritis sets in. In your shoes I'd have done the same. I'd be more cautious about her hips though.

[mygirlruby]

MGR:

The vet is a specialist orthopaedic vet. He said it failed as he made an incorrect clinical decision, not to recontour the groove.

I hope his bill reflects that statement...

I was advised to have patellas corrected while the dog is young.. otherwise arthritis sets in. In your shoes I'd have done the same. I'd be more cautious about her hips though.

Yes I hope so too! He said he would check with the university (he works out of the vet teaching uni here in Perth), and hopefully they will just charge for the extra part, not the entire procedure again. Well, I hope so too, coz we've already spent over $2000, and she needs the other leg done aswell. I'm sure we will still have to pay again for the inhalational anaesthesia, the epidural, the theatre fee, more xrays and the time in ICU. I hope the hips can get by with more conservative modes of treatment(not just because of the $, but also so Ruby doesn't have to go thru this again and again...)

[ish]

I am considering spoodle next time - haven't had much luck with my miniature labradoodle!

I wanted a poodle cross as I was after an allergy friendly dog, that wasn't a full poodle (I had poodles growing up, and wanted something different).

Have you considered a Lagotto? Non-shedding, not a poodle AND you can get them from registered, responsible breeders who health check their breeding animals

Heres the breed info page, from there you should be able to get to breeders details and profiles of individual dogs

http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/info/lagotto.htm

Fingers crossed that poor Ruby feels better soon.