Skipy Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 FINGERS CROSSED its nothing too concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malleerr Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Good luck ILA, When Mallee had her x-rays normal vet picked up arthritis straight away so hopefully, everything crossed for you, there is no arthritis there yet, and hopefully if an operation does go ahead that will nip it in the butt then... Let us know how you go tomorrow. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hell & damnation! They cancelled our appointment due to our specialist having to do an emergency op. We r rescheduled for next monday 10am... so close & yet so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 bummer , i've been following his story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) We have just been to see the vet at Sydney University. She said it’s definitely elbow dysplasia & our vet should have seen it on the first x-ray. She can see arthritis as well as the fragment that needs removing. She said that he is also a good candidate for surgical removal of a small slither of bone in his leg, that will allow the joint to rest on the correct bone (not sure of the names). But she will only do this 2nd part of the surgery after she looks at x-rays taken on the day, as the bones may have caught up in length. She is also concerned that it could be bilateral, however, will not operate on the left leg at the moment as she thinks that there needs to be more evidence of lameness before it would warrant surgery. But she will do more x-rays when he is admitted. Apparently, once the 2 surgeries are done to his right leg, the prognosis is quite good & we should only see lameness due to the arthritis after exercise & as he gets older. Diesel is booked in for surgery on Thursday. We have opted for surgery as oppossed to arthroscopy, as the university do not do arthroscopies & we have been assured the success rate is the same. The surgeon also believes that with open surgery, she can atleast get an overall look at the joint & nothing will be missed. Edited July 13, 2009 by ILuvAmstaffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malleerr Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) Good Luck ILA. It all sounds exactly the same as Mallee's did - arthritis with bone fragments and also bilateral ED. Her right side was worse than the left. They cut a small piece out of each ulna bone (Ulna Osteotomy) to reduce it in lenght so the two bones ulna and i think its radial will meet up and be the same lenght. Mallee also had a bilateral arthriscope. Mallee's was 100% successful and still no signs of arthritis a year later so touch wood we can keep that at bay. Hope you dont mind but here is a pic of her the day we picked her up so you can see what your poor little Diesel will look like . Although she was shaved heaps - she only had two little incisions on each leg and cos she had the arthriscope a little hole on the underside on each elbow. Her scars are really little now and the hair has covered them well, you hardly notice them. Good luck again, if you have any questions give me a yell. I'll be waiting on your update Edited December 4, 2006 by malleerr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Oh good luck for the surgery, poor little guy He'll be up on his feet in no time I'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanx for the pics. It is the same op as Mallee's, so I'm glad to see that it doesn't look as bad as I'd imagined. Apparently as they are doing the joint surgically though, he will have about the same size incision across the elbow joint as well. It feels so good to have decided on a course of action, but sucks that the little guy will have to go thru it all. P.S Mallee doesn't look too impressed in that first pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malleerr Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 No she wasnt too impressed at all...lol...poor little girl... It was not nearly as bad as i thought it would have been - she was walking around straight away although for a few days she did kind of look real leggy, stiff and funny, but it was only i think two weeks of house confinement and 4 weeks of no walks....so not as bad as the last lot of ops she had.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 He'll probably be able to swim for exercise too, which will be good for him to get going again with no impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Yeah, I just need to teach him to swim though lol So far he will only go in as far as he can stand up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malleerr Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 You might need to get him a little life jacket - Mallee couldn't or wouldn't swim till she learnt in a life jacket....lol...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) Yeah, I have seen them on Ebay. Will look into getting him one, but it's going to be a while before he will be able to use it. Edited to add: How long did Mallee stay in hospital. Im a bit freaked out about leaving Diesel there for 2 nights Edited December 4, 2006 by ILuvAmstaffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel the Weasel Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 My pup (also Diesel!) was at the vets for 10 nights. He was fine with it. It is the best place for them if they need looking after - it will be less stress on you knowing that he is in the best place and knowing he is being looked after. They sleep heaps after surgery anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Your right, he will probably be so groggy anyway, even if I did take him home he'd be like "where am i" lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malleerr Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hi ILA, When Mallee had her ulna's done she was only in for day surgery, dropped her off the day before when we had our 2nd consult which was in the afternoon to save us having to drive her back in the next day and picked her up around 3ish the next day after the op, but that being said i don't think all surgeons would allow that, we were on really good terms with our surgeon and he trusted us alot. I am not sure if it had anything to do with the fact that she was up and about pretty much straight away after the surgery walking around. When she had all her ops for HD she was in for 3.5 weeks......poor mite. Diesel should be fine at the hospital, they might not let you visit him though if its only for a short while that he will be in, as it might stress him to see you. The first night i would say he would probably be pretty out of it. Mallee had staples instead of stitches and i think they came out after 10 days, you should be able to start Diesel swimming after that. Good luck - i will watch for your updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Well, they said that he would be home either late friday or saturday, depending on how he's doing and that they expect him to be up and walking around the next day! I think that had we went to the other surgeon, it would have been day surgery, but being the uni, they have 24hour staff etc & just want to be on the safe side. I'd rather he be there anyway incase something happens, but I will be stressing the whole time none the less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) They can get out swimming pretty soon after the ops normally I think The life jackets are great, Ed and Moll both have them Dogs in motion in melbourne have them really cheap compared to those I've found on the net, and they will post them to other states I'm pretty sure, kimjm on here works there, she can help Is it this week that his op is? Good luck for it, and big hugs and kisses for the little guy Edited December 7, 2006 by shoemonster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Well, today was D-Day for Diesel. I dropped him off at Sydney Uni Vet Hospital at 8am this morning. I was so worried I'd go to pieces leaving him there, but it turned out that the surgeon just had such a great manner with him, he was perfectly happy to wander off with her. He was first in for surgery & I recieved a call from the surgeon around 1pm saying that all had gone well, they had removed a large stray piece of bone from his elbow & shortened his ulna (the ulna ostectomy) & he was waking from the anesthetic nicely. She said that he may be able to come home as early as tomorrow afternoon I will ring in the morning to see how he is (it was hard not to ring tonight lol). Hopefully from here on in, he is on the road to recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Oh great to hear! Bet you're missing him heaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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