Hello all!
It's been a long time since I've posted because my kitties have been doing so well, and I didn't have any issues to ask about!
However, this morning woke up to my Milo making strange meows...he could not walk, and it obviously pained him very much to use his hind legs. Went to the vet...as it turns out, he has bilateral femoral neck fractures.
I have no idea what happened...it must have happened while I was sleeping because he was fine when we went to bed, but neither my husband nor I heard anything at all. We're thinking perhaps his femoral necks were weakened by avascular necrosis, and then a simple jump off the counter did it? He's only 1.5 years old and has been perfectly healthy until now.
Anyway, we're considering the options...we have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon who actually specializes in hips on Monday. Till then, we're keeping him still and controlling his pain. He seems to be OK as long as he's not moving.
Has anyone had experience with this? What do you guys know about total hip replacements versus ostectomy? I mean, doing both total hips would be $9,000 and I don't think we could afford that, but we could afford the ostectomy ($3500 for both sides). However, would he be that much better off after the ostectomies than he would be if we just left him alone and controlled his pain while he heals? How well will he walk after he heals from an ostectomy?
I'm sorry, my thoughts are totally scattered right now and I just want to make sure that the decision I make is the best one for my baby. It hurts so badly that we can't afford to just do what is obviously the best option (the total hip replacements), and I just want to do whatever I can to keep him as functional and pain-free as possible, because I believe he has a lot of good healthy years left!! Any advice or experience is welcome. Thanks in advance.
It's been a long time since I've posted because my kitties have been doing so well, and I didn't have any issues to ask about!
However, this morning woke up to my Milo making strange meows...he could not walk, and it obviously pained him very much to use his hind legs. Went to the vet...as it turns out, he has bilateral femoral neck fractures.
Anyway, we're considering the options...we have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon who actually specializes in hips on Monday. Till then, we're keeping him still and controlling his pain. He seems to be OK as long as he's not moving.
Has anyone had experience with this? What do you guys know about total hip replacements versus ostectomy? I mean, doing both total hips would be $9,000 and I don't think we could afford that, but we could afford the ostectomy ($3500 for both sides). However, would he be that much better off after the ostectomies than he would be if we just left him alone and controlled his pain while he heals? How well will he walk after he heals from an ostectomy?
I'm sorry, my thoughts are totally scattered right now and I just want to make sure that the decision I make is the best one for my baby. It hurts so badly that we can't afford to just do what is obviously the best option (the total hip replacements), and I just want to do whatever I can to keep him as functional and pain-free as possible, because I believe he has a lot of good healthy years left!! Any advice or experience is welcome. Thanks in advance.