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baxter getting xrayed!
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harleyfarley
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good luck, hope the diagnoses isnt too bad, let us know the outcome, di
harleyfarley
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hmmm could mean somethings wrong, and hopefully they can do something to put it right, lets hope so, i hate things like this, it might be nothing 
let hop so, be sure and post when you get back, even if its later and dont feel much like it, di
let hop so, be sure and post when you get back, even if its later and dont feel much like it, di
harleyfarley
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any news?
harleyfarley
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well least it operable i suppose, and at only a year old, doesnt seem possible does it. di
di
sins
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Even so,to be told a dog of that age has degenerative joint disease is a shocker. The femoral head osteotomy is the surgical procedure to treat the pain.
Does Baxter have hip dysplasia or what details did the vet give?
Any chance of getting a a second opinion just to be sure to be sure??
Sins
Does Baxter have hip dysplasia or what details did the vet give?
Any chance of getting a a second opinion just to be sure to be sure??
Sins
I talked to Coconut and her vets are sure -- it is a pretty bad case of hip dysplasia from all sounds of it based on the xray, but just in the one hip. I checked some info and apparently there's a good success rate for surgery for this condition. The key thing the vets say is not to wait til the leg loses muscle tone and if there's pain that is not responding to medication, vets seem to recommend surgery. Baxter's in enough discomfort that he can't be walked now so this seems the right option for him.