I wanted to update everyone on the progress of my little Pebbles. She had the surgery for hip displacement caused by a locked stifle 10 days ago. The used toggles & wires to put the hip back in place as they do with large dogs. She is only 150 lbs. I am happy to report thag she is home 10 days...
Dr. Taylor, that is exactly what they did. They used the toggle, but they had to remove part of the femur bone to get a better view& then wired it back in place. As well.
Update: Pebbles had a good day. She is more perky today , starting to move around her stall. They r thinking of keeping her...
Also i know they put some type of hardware in & pinned the joint. Is that the procedure u were talking about Dr. Taylor. Thank u so much for explaining it. I was under so much stress before the surgery that i only heard half of what they ssid.
My mistake. Must be the stress. It was a open . She is doing well so far. She is starting to put weight on the hip. I am really nervous about the trailer ride home in a couple of days. I am hoping they sedate her. It is a 1.5 hr ride. I have read where several horses had their hips slip out of...
My 3.5 yr, 15o lb. miniature named Pebbles just had a closed reduction of her hip caused due to a severe stifle lock up that caused her hip to dislocate. They dis the surgery at Purdue university vet school in Lafayette In. This is the surgery that has been very successful i. Large dogs. They...