thunderstorm1

Hey there, Thunder has now had his surgery it was done on Tuesday.. Im just wondering how long did it take for your rotti to recover from this operation and was the rotti really unsettled of a nyt time? its only been 3 days and it feels like forever the days are just dragging thunder is sooo hard to keep calm and content and confined im not sure what else to do

here thunder has me stressing out like crazy because of his "pain", i just take his dinner out to him he is that excited he runs over and jumps up using his hind legs.. i tell him to get down but he is that excited cause of his new diet he is "starving" he keeps jumping.. i guess he is quite sooky and likes to make me worry and stress

Yes thats what im thinking is ensuring he is using his legs minimal until i can get specialist advice, i appreciate all the advice everyone has given me it has also helped ease my mind :D

isnt it a bit too cold to take him swimming though, i dont want him getting sick as well?

Im glad to hear ur boy recovered well from the operations cougar, how long did it take in total for him to end up himself again? yeah im focusing on getting this weight off him atm to help ease him joints and legs

Also if i walk thunder on a daily basis again is this going to cause more damage or will this cause him to much pain?

the vet has told me to cut out all meats, so now he only get kibble and less than what is acutally required for his weight if that makes sense.. The vet said we have to get some weight off him and because we cant exercise him much due to pain it cutting back on food drastically.. the vet said to give him vegetables as treats if he cries too much due to being hungry My vet is really good i havent had a problem with him at all its just him going away on holidays makes it hard but i know if i wait for surgery and he loses weight it will make it alot easier on him..

Chevorne - Thats sad that it didnt fix the problem i hope that doesnt happen to my puppy.. At this stage the hip dysplasia isnt severe the vet said it is mild as only just there he said that wont become a large problem until he is older, last week we would be outside running around chasing him doing everything u do with dogs we are now freaking about this problem so we are now more careful and gentle with him as we dont want it to keep happening.. it seems to be happening once a day in the right knee The nero problem isnt certain as the vet was only guessing but this was just after he came out of sedation..

My vet has currently gone away with his wife who is going to do thunders surgery, how would i be able to get a referral?

Cassie - My dogs have been fed together from the time i got them..... and we never had a problem He started taking her food only recently and we were not to know as we feed them we come inside

do i need a specialist to tell me he has lp and should that operation be done by a specialist?

so would i more need the specialist for the hip dysplasia problem and nero problem, as the LP is quick easily repaired and picked up with xrays?

Does anyone know of any specialists that are worth recommending in the hawekesbury or even the hills area parramatta penrith etc? Yes the pain he will be in after surgery will stop him from moving around which is a good thing cause he is quite playful and active and we are trying to stop that atm and thats hard

My normal vet has said to focus on gettting LP fixed first and then we can look into the hip dysplasia and nero problem next, i believe the nero problem was just cause he was still drugged from sedation when they did xray and the vet said it was a large possibility.. My dogs are like my children as i have none yet, so i absolutely hate seeing him in pain i just want it fixed

thats another problem my boy has gotten himself overweight so now he also needs to lose lots of it, you see we saw he started putting on weight and the bitch loosing weight we watched one nyt and he was attacking her for her meal so he had 2 meals a nyt and he had 1.. now were trying to get him to lose weight and then find out all this... his leg only seems to do it atm when he gets up only sometimes but its like he has learnt how to move his body so it doesnt do it and if it happens he lies down straight away yelps stretches his leg and it pops back in.. his right leg is definately worse than the left.. i just wish i could get the surgery happening now to prevent this pain he would be feeling

Im located in the Hawkesbury so i dont even know of any good specialists that could help Gladesville is a bit far thank you though Clyde

Peresphone - my dog was never meant to father puppies it wasnt our plan, we went on hoildays my bitch came on heat and we got back and found out she was pregnant... i will have to get into contact with the female pup that is now pregnant and let them know, they definately arent going to be happy about this thats for sure im trying to find out now if this vet is an specialist in this area, we saw the knee dislocate and relocate yesterday i really dont think he has misdiagnosed it though

Silverhaze, you say that u had a siberian husky that this happened too.. how did urs end up recovering after the operation.. i dont want both legs done at same time cause he wont be able to walk at al and he is quite a big boy.. As far as i am aware the boys of thunder are all desexed its just the female thats now pregnant that isnt and they arent certain if she is pregnant i hope she isnt.. i am quite upset and disapointed with who i got him from because of waht has happened.. do you believe that thunders mother or father had some sort of problem which has caused thunders?

Silverhaze, you say that u had a siberian husky that this happened too.. how did urs end up recovering after the operation.. i dont want both legs done at same time cause he wont be able to walk at al and he is quite a big boy.. As far as i am aware the boys of thunder are all desexed its just the female thats now pregnant that isnt and they arent certain if she is pregnant i hope she isnt.. i am quite upset and disapointed with who i got him from because of waht has happened.. do you believe that thunders mother or father had some sort of problem which has caused thunders?

Im booked into another vet on friday for a second oppinion, i wish it was a wrong diagnosis but unfortunately i cant see it turning out that way.. looks like poor puppy is guna be in some what pain over the next few months with his surgeries

unfortunately no he wasnt a resigered breeder so thats my stupidity not getting him the correct way now im paying for it

is there any posibility that my vet could have diagnosed him wrong? Ive just researched what a siberian husky health risks are and what malamute health risks are and believe it or not he is fitting into the malamute category, i dont kno what to do like surely a breeder wouldnt get it wrong of the type of breed the dog is... His 3 problems are the most common for malamutes and for huskies they are very very rare.. Is there a way to work out what breed ur dog is (i cant believe how much is happening)

Our normal vet is going on holidays for 3 weeks, and we dont like seeing Thunder in this much pain so we are talking about taking him to another vet who may be able to help us, im hoping they dont decide to do both legs at once as he wont be able to walk at all i know its going to be hard though because in a few months time he will have to have second operation.. The breeder was quite nice about it but also she was sad to hear of what had happened, she said she researched it after i told her Thunder which we find quite odd was only 1 pup the bitch only had him is this even normal for a husky to have one pup? As he is a husky its quite rare as it happens in small dogs this is why we are so worried about whats going to happen with him and its just not one problem

So i take my Siberian Husky (3yrs old) to the vet thinking that he has done something to his leg because he got it caught and started limping.. the vet thought he had something wrong with his ligaments so he took some xrays and we have found out Thunder has luxating Patella in BOTH legs, hip dysplasia and maybe a nerological problem (not sure if nero problem is cause he was just dosed up from sedation) poor puppy Anyways we have to sort out the problem causing the most pain at this moment so we are going to go through with the surgery and get the LP fixed first, i am a little concerned about the surgeries and how it will affect him because he is a husky.. ive looked around and researched it and this is very uncommon for larger dogs of this breed, but as we love our pets i will be getting them fixed.. Does anyone know how much pain the dogs are actually in with LP and what sort of recovery i am going to be expecting like how long its going to take for him to be able to get up and walk again (were not sure if vet will do 1 or both legs right away) we were told the right leg is worse so if only 1 leg is done this will obviously get done first... It sounds like alot of people tend to have this problem with their dogs i spoke with the breeder and they have told me that they havent heard of it and their dogs are fine and healthy, im also now worried because Thunder has fathered 4 pups which are now just over 2 (he was a very young father) and the bitch from his litter now may be pregnant im concerned that this may end up passing down the line and im not sure whether to tell the families who bought the pups or not?