Hi guys
Im Anthea, and I own an 8 year old golden lab called Sasha. She is my absolute world, so I get alot of joy out of seeing you fellow labaholics on here speaking about your bundles of joy!!
Sasha has always been a 'daft' labrador, won't sit still, and definitely is full of beans!! She has been my rock ever since a relationship of mine broke down back in 2001. There is no 'Anthea', its always 'Anthea and Sasha'. Without her I wouldn't be the person I am now!!
Over the last year, we've had big mobility issues. Sasha had a cruciate ligament injury last year which led to a TPLO procedure being carried out last July. after a long recouperation, she came through it and was no longer depressed. Thinking we were getting somehwhere, I began to feel relieved that she had made such a wonderful recovery.
However, three weeks ago, Sasha became lame in her other leg. Having read lots of literature on the ACL injuries, I was sure that the other leg was suffering from the same condition, as in 30% of original cases the injury reoccurs in the other leg and relatively soon too.
Thinking the worst, we went to the vet who did xrays. thinking ACL could be the worst outcome was WAY off the mark. Initial xrays reveal she has severe arthritis in her left hip, and broken bone in the joint is the most probable cause of her lameness.
We have been lucky enough to have gotten an appointment with the specialist Davis White in Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire on 10th Feb, but Im so scared for both of us. I suppose Im looking to you guys for advice really. Has anyone got experience of hip replacement, or indeed, hip replacement in addition to TPLO???
Also, Rimadyl features in our daily routine along with glucosamine and chondroitin, and omega 3 oils. Ive heard bad things about the NSAIDS so does anyone know of any less risky alternatives?
Ive become abit fanatic about it all really. Ive even checked back to the original KC registration doc which shows the hip score of the sire as being 6/7. Is this good? can anyone translate what a 6/7 hipscore really means??
Thanks guys, any help is greatly appreciated.
Love, Anthea and Sasha
Sasha has always been a 'daft' labrador, won't sit still, and definitely is full of beans!! She has been my rock ever since a relationship of mine broke down back in 2001. There is no 'Anthea', its always 'Anthea and Sasha'. Without her I wouldn't be the person I am now!!
Over the last year, we've had big mobility issues. Sasha had a cruciate ligament injury last year which led to a TPLO procedure being carried out last July. after a long recouperation, she came through it and was no longer depressed. Thinking we were getting somehwhere, I began to feel relieved that she had made such a wonderful recovery.
However, three weeks ago, Sasha became lame in her other leg. Having read lots of literature on the ACL injuries, I was sure that the other leg was suffering from the same condition, as in 30% of original cases the injury reoccurs in the other leg and relatively soon too.
Thinking the worst, we went to the vet who did xrays. thinking ACL could be the worst outcome was WAY off the mark. Initial xrays reveal she has severe arthritis in her left hip, and broken bone in the joint is the most probable cause of her lameness.
We have been lucky enough to have gotten an appointment with the specialist Davis White in Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire on 10th Feb, but Im so scared for both of us. I suppose Im looking to you guys for advice really. Has anyone got experience of hip replacement, or indeed, hip replacement in addition to TPLO???
Also, Rimadyl features in our daily routine along with glucosamine and chondroitin, and omega 3 oils. Ive heard bad things about the NSAIDS so does anyone know of any less risky alternatives?
Ive become abit fanatic about it all really. Ive even checked back to the original KC registration doc which shows the hip score of the sire as being 6/7. Is this good? can anyone translate what a 6/7 hipscore really means??
Thanks guys, any help is greatly appreciated.
Love, Anthea and Sasha