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Hello BC Boards Our 3.5 year old border collie/heeler mix has terrible hip pain and we have tried all the different therapies injections, massage, therapy, pills and acupuncture and nothing seems to make her better. We have been considering the THR but feel like we might be jumping the gun. We want her to run and be happy again. She limps after a day of 2 short walks and just indoor play. She used to do agility and trail run with me. Our vet has said that the THR should be the last resort but I want her to enjoy her life as long as possible. It totally breaks our heart to have her in pain and she is so young. Would love any thoughts opinions or other peoples experiences!
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"-partially torn cranial cruciate ligament (ACL); will need Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery.-Hip dysplasia, one side; will need hip replacement."
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Hi All, I've just been away and my 6 y.o. BC was under the care of my father and grandparents. They made her incredibly overweight which i became aware of and asked them to change her diet repeatedly (they are very experienced BC owners so i don't know what happened). Eventually she became injured and my grandmother took her to the vet who said it was most likely a ruptured or torn ligament in her back right leg. I have just gotten home and so have not been able to take her to the vet myself to find out if it is ruptured or torn, as they would have to put her under general anaesthetic and then go on to surgery under the same anaesthetic if it turned out to be ruptured. The problem is that i haven't been able to find a vet who will perform the surgery in rural Australia for under $6000 which i can't afford right now, as any dog over 15kg is considered a big dog so they charge $6000 instead of $1500. We have gotten her weight down to 19kg so far (her usual healthy weight is 15-18kg) and she has been on house arrest for the past few weeks while taking joint medication and having an hour of massaging every day. I'm lost as to what to do- my preference would be to monitor and let it heal at home but that is obviously not possible if the joint is ruptured and not just torn. Any advice/opinions?
