Amber had her hip X rays under GA yesterday, and she has a deformed femoral head, the acetabulum is normal. She has the mild beginnings of some arthritis, but because the weight load has been going through her hip at the wrong angle, her knee joint is worse with arthritic changes. The other side is fine. She is to have painkillers to keep her exercising & therefore her weight down. Weekly injections of a cartilage building stuff for 4 weeks, then 12 weekly, physio and hydrotherapy. We are so lucky that another branch of our vets has a specially trained vet who does physio and they have a hydrotherapy pool. She can also do acupuncture. She is getting a full assessment by her on Thurs. We are covered on insurance up to £4000 a year (less £80 excess) for her joints, and another £ 4000 for her epilepsy. We have been advised to put her on a food she called 'JD', any ideas ? We want to weigh the advantages up against the benefits of her BARF diet. The vet reckons she is about 1 kg overweight. We are not moaning, she is a fantastic dog and totally adored, but epilepsy & joint problems in one package ? Jackpot. All I can say is thank goodness for insurance.
Helen
Helen
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