Wendbert Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Good luck for tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_angel Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 for Flora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby1Nic Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Oh no I hope things go well and something can be done to improve/help Flora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Loads of good wishes for Flora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingipops Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Poor girlie Sending her a big hug from us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniebird Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Poor girlie Sending her a big hug from us Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare1976 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 for Flora and Sarah. Hope the vets goes well. Clare x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 oh no good luck at the vets and all the positive thoughts in the world for flora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Bum bum bum bum bum Nothing to add, just wishing Flora the best of luck tomorrow :GroupHug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtychicken Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I can't remember if you've tried her on Synflex Milly has suffered with severe HD in both hips since she was less than a year old and it is managed on just Synflex, with the odd shot of Metacam when she's overdone it. I don't know if it would work for Flora but worth trying if you haven't already done so. She was on Synflex, Alex, but she improved so much with the hydro/physio/acupuncture that I gave our supply to Bear (I was getting a bit desperate to find something to make him work by then ). I'll go order more now. Thanks for the reminder I've seen Anne's Barty run round like a loon on Sunday, wouold never have known that there was anything wrong with him This is where I get into such a dilemma with Flora because she will run and run and run and when her hips start hurting she'll run back to me, whinge so that I know she's hurting, then run away again It's like being stuck between a rock and a hard place - do I restrict such a young dog to onlead exercise and protect her hips, or do I let her run offlead and have a happy dog with good life quality?? Would she be a candidate for a total hip replacement or is there not enough bone in the pelvis to anchor the sockets to??? There is no need to apologise - I can see how my first post was misleading. I forget that not everybody knows Flora's history Thank you very much for sharing your experience, it does help a lot Hip replacement was mentioned as an option for the future back when we saw Steve so I guess it would depend on whether arthritis has done enough damage to her pelvis to prevent it, but it may be a possibility. Thank you all so much for thinking of my girl, I really do appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanishPastry Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Not sure if you didn't see my first post, or if it just not of use to you ? It might help her a bit. Personally I would go for quality over quantity anytime. You have known for a long time that she is not well, and I assume you do not expect her to live as long as a healthy dog would... so make the very most of the time you do have, and let her be a happy dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Sorry to hear about Flora's problems. Will be thinking of you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonny Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Sorry to hear about Flora's problems. Will be thinking of you all And so will I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziltha Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 for Flora and Sarah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtychicken Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Not sure if you didn't see my first post, or if it just not of use to you ? It might help her a bit. Personally I would go for quality over quantity anytime. You have known for a long time that she is not well, and I assume you do not expect her to live as long as a healthy dog would... so make the very most of the time you do have, and let her be a happy dog Sorry I did see it and looked at the link. It's something else that I need to look into. Flora does feel the cold terribly and is quite often to be found wearing a t-shirt or hoodie whilst the heating is on so that could be a good way to get her extra support. Thank you for the extra words too I've just been reading back over the original thread about all of this back in October 2007 and have had quite a few I think I'd pushed a lot of it to the back of my mind because it was just all too horrendous to deal with - I'd certainly forgotten that Mr Specialist had taken her off of metacam as it wouldn't have been helping her at all If anyone is in the slightest bit interested in re-reading over the old ground, the thread is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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