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Okay.. all three vets have responded.
Emerg Vet: Is of the opinion that she needs to get re-evaluated ASAP. Spoke to doctor in Toronto who thinks the TPLO should have been done and whoever didn't do it, made a grave mistake. Also said current arthritis is NOT a factor when doing TPLO.
Surgeon: Said it's probably a seroma with some synovial fluid. Is normal, not something to worry about and can take 8 weeks to completely heal. He'd be happy to see me again, but given our distance, suggests continuing forward with the confined space, cone and stitches out on Thursday. He was pretty upset about emerg vet giving him opinion so freely w/o knowing the case at hand.. said he saw the damage in her knee and made the judgement call.. also pointed out this is not his first surgery and he knows what he's doing.
Family Vet: Tends to agree with surgeon.. points out a lot of people push TPLO because of how expensive it is, and in some cases, isn't the best surgery for a dog. Both surgeries have been successful for labs (she has two of them) and would much rather i wait and see than run off with her and open her up again for a surgery she may not need. At least it's too early to tell right now.
So.. that's what i'm going to do.. i have such a sick feeling in my stomach.. i just don't know what to believe.. i have two vets that say wait, it's probably perfectly normal.. but i can't help worry that if they're wrong.. well..
Anyway.. koda's coming off the pain meds so i can get a better feel for her pain level.. and that's all i can do right now.
God, i hope i'm doing the right thing.
I mean.. how do you know?
Emerg Vet: Is of the opinion that she needs to get re-evaluated ASAP. Spoke to doctor in Toronto who thinks the TPLO should have been done and whoever didn't do it, made a grave mistake. Also said current arthritis is NOT a factor when doing TPLO.
Surgeon: Said it's probably a seroma with some synovial fluid. Is normal, not something to worry about and can take 8 weeks to completely heal. He'd be happy to see me again, but given our distance, suggests continuing forward with the confined space, cone and stitches out on Thursday. He was pretty upset about emerg vet giving him opinion so freely w/o knowing the case at hand.. said he saw the damage in her knee and made the judgement call.. also pointed out this is not his first surgery and he knows what he's doing.
Family Vet: Tends to agree with surgeon.. points out a lot of people push TPLO because of how expensive it is, and in some cases, isn't the best surgery for a dog. Both surgeries have been successful for labs (she has two of them) and would much rather i wait and see than run off with her and open her up again for a surgery she may not need. At least it's too early to tell right now.
So.. that's what i'm going to do.. i have such a sick feeling in my stomach.. i just don't know what to believe.. i have two vets that say wait, it's probably perfectly normal.. but i can't help worry that if they're wrong.. well..
Anyway.. koda's coming off the pain meds so i can get a better feel for her pain level.. and that's all i can do right now.
God, i hope i'm doing the right thing.
I mean.. how do you know?