what is the TRIPLE PELVIC OSTEOTOMY - Page 1

what is the   TRIPLE PELVIC OSTEOTOMY ?

http://www.vetschool.bris.ac.uk/langford/cas/orthopaedic/triple_pelvic_osteotomy.html

I agree with Mo on this. One of my pups from last year was sold to a family in Stevenage UK and went to the vet with a skin infection. The vet couldn't resist commenting on his wobbly legs, which one would expect in a well angulated 17 week old pup. This pup had no other symptoms He was Xrayed within days at a cost of £250 to the insurance company and referred urgently to a specialist. They did further Xrays at a cost of over £300 and booked the pup in for a juvenile pubic symphiodesis a few days later.

The owners contacted me and I asked to see the dogs and his plates. The X-ray was of poor quality and twisted and indeed the hips did not look great, but not bad enough for surgery.  I spoke to my own vet who said he thought the hips were not poor enough for invasive surgery and advised conservative treatment of hydrotherapy 3 times a week and glucosamine and chondroitin supplements. The dog was re-Xrayed at eight months by my vet at a fraction of the cost. I have tried to insert the 8 month X-ray below, after 4 months of hydrotherapy.

This is not the first time this has happened, some years ago one of my puppies living in Surrey was advised a hip replacement. His BVA Score came back..........2:3 = 5.

This dog has been X-rayed again and we are awaiting his BVA score. 

Katrina (Kesyra)