My cat was diagnosed with a luxated hip on Thursday. It was clearly popped all the way out of the socket on the xray, so the vet tried a closed hip reduction, which involved putting him under anesthesia and manually pressing the hip back into place.
It went in well and I had him crated to restrict his activity, but after five days his pain medicine ran out, he was feeling better and was no longer even mildly sedated, so he was freaking out in the crate. I called the vet and begged then to give him some tranquilizers for two days. They finally agreed, but it was too late: he had already popped the hip back out of place.
Now I am really unsure what to do. Has anyone here had success with closed hip reduction or FHO surgery? I am a single mom on disability, so the $2k they are asking fur the surgery is a lot of money. In fact, the $500 I've already spent is a lot of money to me! On the other hand, he is my daughter's cat and I don't know how to possibly tell her that I am having him euthanized because we can't afford surgery!
I just can't keep going through this, financially or emotionally. I worry that I will end up spending 2 months' income on vet bills, only to be told that the surgery didn't work and he needs another operation. :'(
It went in well and I had him crated to restrict his activity, but after five days his pain medicine ran out, he was feeling better and was no longer even mildly sedated, so he was freaking out in the crate. I called the vet and begged then to give him some tranquilizers for two days. They finally agreed, but it was too late: he had already popped the hip back out of place.
Now I am really unsure what to do. Has anyone here had success with closed hip reduction or FHO surgery? I am a single mom on disability, so the $2k they are asking fur the surgery is a lot of money. In fact, the $500 I've already spent is a lot of money to me! On the other hand, he is my daughter's cat and I don't know how to possibly tell her that I am having him euthanized because we can't afford surgery!
I just can't keep going through this, financially or emotionally. I worry that I will end up spending 2 months' income on vet bills, only to be told that the surgery didn't work and he needs another operation. :'(