Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis

[BJean]

Lilli, your first post suggested the OP ‘wait a month,’ that in itself tells me you know very little about the JPS procedure. Honestly, do you really know any more about JPS than you have researched on the Internet today? I think not. I am sure Baker Girl has spent hours searching the Internet, I know I did.

Yep that I did -

"why cant you wait another month"

ie: why would you go through a major operation with your dog when you dont even have a second opinion or are sure of the operation or the dog's prognosis, indeed even the first vet's opinion.

"Why can't you wait another month" and pass over a time window for a procedure that is unproven and cannot be quantified?

"Why can't you wait another month"

because what's the worst that can happen? - Not even your vet can tell you, becasue he/she doesn't know.

I really do not want to cause an argument but this has been bothering me all day. The only person with any personal experience of the JPS is me

actually no your not.

Yes only you went ahead with the operation,

But I've previously dissuaded puppy buyers from getting JPS

and I'll do it again - because once again

I dont think an operation that noone can proove does anything but alleviate the conscientious owner's sense or "doing everything", is a valid argument for major surgery to interfere with the structure of a young growing puppy.

I think both experiences are valid.

Edited April 18, 2010 by lilli

[aussielover]

Lilli, your first post suggested the OP ‘wait a month,’ that in itself tells me you know very little about the JPS procedure. Honestly, do you really know any more about JPS than you have researched on the Internet today? I think not. I am sure Baker Girl has spent hours searching the Internet, I know I did.

Yep that I did -

"why cant you wait another month"

ie: why would you go through a major operation with your dog when you dont even have a second opinion or are sure of the operation or the dog's prognosis, indeed even the first vet's opinion.

"Why can't you wait another month" and pass over a time window for a procedure that is unproven and cannot be quantified?

"Why can't you wait another month"

because what's the worst that can happen? - Not even your vet can tell you, becasue he/she doesn't know.

I really do not want to cause an argument but this has been bothering me all day. The only person with any personal experience of the JPS is me

actually no your not.

Yes only you went ahead with the operation,

But I've previously dissuaded puppy buyers from getting JPS

and I'll do it again - because once again

I dont think an operation that noone can proove does anything but alleviate the conscientious owner's sense or "doing everything", is a valid argument for major surgery to interfere with the structure of a young growing puppy.

I think both experiences are valid.

I can see both sides of the discussion here-

of course anyone would be concerned about a relatively new procedure, that has very little data to back up its results. But if it does have the potential to prevent or lessen the clinical signs/ symptoms of hip dysplasia, than I can also see why some people would be inclined to have the surgery.

I think it is great that Teekay went ahead with it because you are not ever going to know if it works or not if no-one does it.

Obviously, the vets need to be following these dogs throughout their lives, to figure out if it is working or not.

[poodlefan]

AL:

I think it is great that Teekay went ahead with it because you are not ever going to know if it works or not if no-one does it.

So its done and the pup doesn't get HD. How do you know it was going to without the procedure?

Obviously, the vets need to be following these dogs throughout their lives, to figure out if it is working or not.

If its being done in the name of "research", then pup owners shouldn't be bleeding from the wallet for the privilege of providing the research subjects.