Another vet trying to rake in the $$$$$$$$$ - Page 1

I''m not concerned about about the $$ being spent imagine the pain & suffering the poor dog has to go through in the name of science...


regards

I always have them bring the puppy to my vet for a second opinion,

If they live far away, and can't come to my vet, I tell them to get a second or maybe third opinion,

Times are tough, not only for the regular people, but especially for the so called professionals

Yikes!!!   I would have been so pissed if I had been the breeder - what are vets t hinking?????

molly

That's pretty insane!  I work at a vet and have never heard of such a thing!

Actually I won't be going back after baby and will continue to go to the place where I worked.  Only because, I know how they operate and probably wouldn't be happy at another vet!  Plus I like to be in too much control!  LOL

Kathy

Good grief! This is on the order of having a radical mastectomy to prevent getting breast cancer!

 

 

 

 

No, actually it's much worse.   At least the the former guarantees you won't get BC.

my mind is scrambling on this one!  what 2 bones could they possibly fuse?  how could it prevent hip dysplasia?  i had heard of this once before and passed it off as a misunderstanding or a whacko.  at 14 wks, this is just incredible to me!  the puppy is barely formed!  that pup will do A LOT of growing.  i would not even want to diagnose at that age.....let alone try to treat.  quite honestly, dogshome, i would be on the alert where this buyer is concerned.  unless i miss my guess, you will be hearing from her again.  if it were me, i'd probably offer to buy the pup back right now and be done with her.  but then that's just me.

pjp

Not insane at all. The surgery is called juvenile pubic symphysiodesis, and there's evidence that it helps if the pup is susceptible to hip dysplasia. There's a nice summary of one study at

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18536855

More info at:

http://www.centralfloridaanimaler.com/Hip_Dysplasia.html

http://www.altaranchopet.com/Information_library/Dog_Cat/hip_dysplasia.htm

It's a minor procedure, and the pup is typically bouncing around happily the next day. If it's necessary and it works, it will prevent a great deal of suffering.

The surgery would be a ripoff only if there was no good reason to believe the pup was prone to developing hip dysplasia.

 

Maybe somebody is working on his thesis and needs to complete the experimental part. No volunteers, no budget, so it would be nice to have a paying guinea pig. Poor dog (in the name of science -> Vikram).

Another thing is that vets like to find genetic defects when they are unable to solve certain disorders. So, I always tell the buyers to first contact me, in case there is any problem with the dog.

 If it's necessary and it works, it will prevent a great deal of suffering.

The surgery would be a ripoff only if there was no good reason to believe the pup was prone to developing hip dysplasia.  

Then, when should it be used?  Only if the parents are known to pass on HD?  In which case, they shouldn't have been bred... so then the pup would've come from a questionable source(breeder/pet store)... in which case the owners probably wouldn't be conscientious enough to have the surgery, would they?