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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / January 2008What do you think he's looking for?
My dog, Erwin has nasty arthritic changes in one elbow, and a swollen joint capsule on his right hind, possibly a damaged cruciate. The vet who is seeing him has suggested that we take an X-Ray of his hips. Any idea what he might be looking for? We're doing it regardless, and I'm sure I'll find out anyways, just looking for a sneak peak. The thing that he said was unusual was that he shows pain on hyperextension, but he isn't too bad on hyperflexing it. Thoughts? Dale Your vet is possibly looking to see if Erwin has any degenerative changes in his hips since he has problems in multiple other joints. If he has severe arthritis or hip dysplasia, that may affect his recommendation for cruciate surgery on his right stifle. For instance, the TPLO surgery has a faster recovery time with usage of the operated leg so there would be less prolonged stress on the other hind leg. This would be the preferred surgery for a dysplastic dog, rather than the conventional "over the top" procedure. I hope this helps. It would be best to ask your vet what he is looking for rather than have someone else second-guess him. Ladyvet > My dog, Erwin has nasty arthritic changes in one elbow, and a swollen > joint capsule on his right hind, possibly a damaged cruciate. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Dale > Your vet is possibly looking to see if Erwin has any degenerative changes > in his hips since he has problems in multiple other joints. If he has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > procedure. I hope this helps. It would be best to ask your vet what he is > looking for rather than have someone else second-guess him. Don't worry, I will ask (not trying to second guess him either, I trust him). Its just that I didn't want to ask on Saturday when I saw him last (wanted some time to puzzle it over myself to see what I could come up with). Unfortunately the next time I'll see him is *next* Saturday, and I've already puzzled over it long enough (I came to mostly the same conclusion). As always, thanks for your insight. Dale > Ladyvet > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Dale Just got back from the vet's office. His hips look reasonably good. (no arthritis, which is good). He had one small spot where the femoral head looked a little flattened, but they didn't think it was too severe. They were a little surprised that he seemed to be in as much pain as he is from this leg given the amount of movement (or rather lack of much movement) they can feel in his knee (he was doing the 3 legged dog hop for them). Dale > My dog, Erwin has nasty arthritic changes in one elbow, and a swollen > joint capsule on his right hind, possibly a damaged cruciate. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Dale |
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