claire

hi kaz, this is nothing to do with HD. but if possible we would love to see photos of your wolfhoundxrotti. we have a rottix? and we think her mother looked a little like a wolfhound. our email is [email protected]. thank you.

manon was diagnosed with severe HD 5 months ago. we decided to avoid surgery and keep her on pain medication until it was no longer effective and then have her put to sleep. our vet and an orthopedic specialist thought that the pain medication would only be effective for a few weeks. 5 months later, manon is still with us and we're weening her off the metacam (anti-inflamatory pain medication). she loves to swim, so we take her swimming nearly everyday, with minimal walking and only on grass and sand, never hard surfaces. she gets vitamin e, c, garlic, fish oil and glucosimine every night. she also eats alot of egg shells and whole fresh fish. no one thought she would still be with us this far on, so only now is she recieving injections to improve her joints, 1 a week for 4 weeks (don't remember the name of them), which seem to be working very well, she is more wild than ever! we don't know exactly what has helped her maybe it's a combination of our treatments/therapies and her amazing spirit. our vets thinks that we will probably be blessed with her for another 2 years, which to us seems a miracle considering the severity of her HD and her diagnosis. :D

hi, manon our 7month gsd cross has just been diagnosed with severe HD. one of her hips is not staying in the socket. as THR is not affordable for us the removal of the femoral head was recommended. we have discided against this because we don't want to put her through the torment of the confinement but more so the painful physio aftercare. knowing that once that 1 has healed we'll have to put her through it all again for the other hip. could anyone out there advise us of the successfullness of drug related pain relief and management. i've read many hopeful testimonies from owners with afflicted dogs who have not agreed to surgery and i'm looking for hope that our severe HD girl can stay comfortably with us for a little longer. we'd also welcome experiences from people who have dogs that have had the femoral head removal operation, particularly the post operative care/rehabilitation. thank you.