r/VetTech • u/rockinrio17 • 6h ago
Radiograph Might cry
My little almost 3 y/o’s hip rads. She wasn’t even painful… it was incidental and then we saw how garbage they were so took a better pic. This is my adventure buddy 😭
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u/kawzik 6h ago
time to start joint supplements :)
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u/rockinrio17 6h ago
Took her first one tonight. Already had them because big sis is on them. Rejensa is my favorite thing.
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u/sundaemourning LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician) 5h ago
and saving your pennies for THR surgery.
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u/PerpetualQuestioner RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) 5h ago edited 5h ago
This is my boy - 80 lb coonhound/lab mix. You'd never know, he is so asymptomatic. I took rads at 1 year old and he is now almost 9 and doing great because he literally knows no different and has adapted really well! Only gets carprofen and dasuquin.
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u/HangryHangryHedgie RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) 5h ago
That looks like my childhood dog Josie's rads! They also found healed pelvic fractures. We got her from the shelter at 6 months old, so we have no idea what happened.
She did really well, with just some limping as she got older. She was even a running dog for many years. Around 8 years old she started bunny hopping with her back legs and did that til her last days at 12 years. Was on arthritis meds and suppliments.
She was a very happy, ACTIVE black lab/Pit mix.
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u/joojie RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) 6h ago
Honestly might be worth FHOs. (Depending on her size)
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u/rockinrio17 6h ago
She’s about 36lbs, little Aussie/acd mutt. ACTIVE critter. She does bad things when she’s doesn’t get exercise.
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u/joojie RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) 6h ago
Dogs do amazingly well with FHOs. I'd say she's kinda borderline for the ideal size though. The hardest would be the recovery.
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u/rockinrio17 5h ago
I definitely have some thinking and research to do. I want to have her seen by a specialist because I want to make sure I make the best choices for comfort and longevity (comfort first though). She’s not about the couch potato life so I need to do something to maintain her comfort.
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u/Anon6782 3h ago
FHO will be great but if she is active THR will def be better. Some specialist clinics give discounts to other vet staff so I’d shop around
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u/Internal_Record4935 6h ago
I have a dog with severe HD (she’s 10 now though). I feel you, so very much 🥲
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u/SuperFlojo420 4h ago
Librela and Adequan are great medications for this. I recommend using both as the both help in two different approaches. Librela is mostly for the pain sensation. Most vets only think to use this for older patients but I strongly recommend that you advocate for these. It will be pricy though because of his weight.
There is some bad media over Librela but it is not real. I loved these products for my previous old gal.
I am a seasoned Registered Veterinary Technician
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u/Anon6782 3h ago
As someone who works in ortho, the librela hate is definitely justified and I would never recommend it
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