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by ziegenfarm on 24 October 2012 - 05:10
a friend of mine from work has recently acquired a pitbull/rottie mix female. shortly after getting her, the dog injured a ligament so my friend took the dog to a local vet. i am quite familiar with
this fella. he does fine with horses, but i won't take dogs to him. he said the dog had torn a ligament, which turns out to be true, but he also took hip xrays and claimed the dog was
dysplastic. he scheduled surgery for the following week to repair the ligament & to remove the head of the femur. i was livid when she told me about this. he did not even recommend
sending the xrays to ofa for evaluation. he just expected her to take his word for it. at my recommendation, she made an appointment for the dog @ iowa state university teaching hospital. this is where i go for xrays. the dog did, infact, have a torn ligament in the knee, but the xrays showed that the dog is not dysplastic. now, ISU evaluates xrays sent to them by ofa, so i am very confident that they are accurate.
the reason i am sharing this story is because it proves that one of my worst fears is not unfounded. when folks share xrays here on PDB, very often other members will recommend a 2nd opinion or to have the xrays redone. i shudder to think of the number of times people take the vet's word as gospel and descisions are made on inaccurate information. i am becomming increasingly more convinced that the average/local vet does not have the skills to position dogs correctly nor can they view the xrays correctly. :( even dogs that are dysplastic do not always need surgery. very often it can be managed with diet, excercise & some restrictions. i still cannot wrap my mind around what happened! she very nearly lost the head of the femur & was not even dysplastic!
thanks for taking the time to read & please please please warn your friends if you even suspect malpractice concerning their pets.
pjp
this fella. he does fine with horses, but i won't take dogs to him. he said the dog had torn a ligament, which turns out to be true, but he also took hip xrays and claimed the dog was
dysplastic. he scheduled surgery for the following week to repair the ligament & to remove the head of the femur. i was livid when she told me about this. he did not even recommend
sending the xrays to ofa for evaluation. he just expected her to take his word for it. at my recommendation, she made an appointment for the dog @ iowa state university teaching hospital. this is where i go for xrays. the dog did, infact, have a torn ligament in the knee, but the xrays showed that the dog is not dysplastic. now, ISU evaluates xrays sent to them by ofa, so i am very confident that they are accurate.
the reason i am sharing this story is because it proves that one of my worst fears is not unfounded. when folks share xrays here on PDB, very often other members will recommend a 2nd opinion or to have the xrays redone. i shudder to think of the number of times people take the vet's word as gospel and descisions are made on inaccurate information. i am becomming increasingly more convinced that the average/local vet does not have the skills to position dogs correctly nor can they view the xrays correctly. :( even dogs that are dysplastic do not always need surgery. very often it can be managed with diet, excercise & some restrictions. i still cannot wrap my mind around what happened! she very nearly lost the head of the femur & was not even dysplastic!
thanks for taking the time to read & please please please warn your friends if you even suspect malpractice concerning their pets.
pjp
by dogshome9 on 24 October 2012 - 09:10
Hi zf, I agree 100% with you.
Just 13 months ago a puppy I sold at 8.5 months was PTS because a vet after xraying her hips apparently said that she was displastic.................
Her new owners of only 12 days had her PTS on the spot after a vet gave her a poor prognosis.
Never, ever trust your local vet for hip & elbow evaluations PLEASE everyone GET a SECOND OPINION because this little girl had a hip score of 2 / 4 after I had the xray evaluated by a radiology specialist.
I now have a contract .......... something that I never thought I would need (:(:
Just 13 months ago a puppy I sold at 8.5 months was PTS because a vet after xraying her hips apparently said that she was displastic.................
Her new owners of only 12 days had her PTS on the spot after a vet gave her a poor prognosis.
Never, ever trust your local vet for hip & elbow evaluations PLEASE everyone GET a SECOND OPINION because this little girl had a hip score of 2 / 4 after I had the xray evaluated by a radiology specialist.
I now have a contract .......... something that I never thought I would need (:(:
by kitkat3478 on 24 October 2012 - 11:10
That is a horrible,misdiagnosis. Although it is just one of the many issues I have with vets.
I sent a pup out once the day after it received a NeoPar, parvo vaccine.
The new owner changed the pup fsood right over which of course led to diarreha.I told them go ahead and take pup to vet and I will pay the bill.
Well some of these vets are not going to pass the opportunity for a quick parvo test by, and, of course the pup tested positive for parvo.
I called the vet and told them it is not parvo. Vet began treatment, isolation, IV, the whole schmeal. I called the manufacturer of the vaccine, THEY called the vet and told them there is another, wild test to use. The vet says well,if you want to keep adding to the bill.....
The manufacturer of the vaccine stated the vets office knows that the test will be positive up to 14 days.
I guess you can say rock and a hard place for the vet, BUT, it was the pup that payed the biggest price.
So now I vaccinate a little earlier so there is a bigger window for it to clear
I sent a pup out once the day after it received a NeoPar, parvo vaccine.
The new owner changed the pup fsood right over which of course led to diarreha.I told them go ahead and take pup to vet and I will pay the bill.
Well some of these vets are not going to pass the opportunity for a quick parvo test by, and, of course the pup tested positive for parvo.
I called the vet and told them it is not parvo. Vet began treatment, isolation, IV, the whole schmeal. I called the manufacturer of the vaccine, THEY called the vet and told them there is another, wild test to use. The vet says well,if you want to keep adding to the bill.....
The manufacturer of the vaccine stated the vets office knows that the test will be positive up to 14 days.
I guess you can say rock and a hard place for the vet, BUT, it was the pup that payed the biggest price.
So now I vaccinate a little earlier so there is a bigger window for it to clear
by Nans gsd on 24 October 2012 - 15:10
OH yes, absolutely get a second opinion particularly with a negative vet; MOST I would say do not really know how to evaluate or even take x-rays. I would hunt for ortho specialists in most GSD cases as we all know what the outcome could end up taken by the wrong person. Great days everyone, Nan
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