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Originally Posted by YVEYANT
Take it from me first hand. Give it some time. Vet's are often quick to cash in our fears. Dogs are resilient. See if there is an improvement within two weeks. In the mean time, put in for pet insurance if it comes down to surgery..
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He's right dogs are very resilient. I have a shepherd mix thats four and he has very bad hips. This dog in on a anti-inflammatory and thats it. He only walks on one back leg most days. Most days he is as happy as anything I have ever seen. He may be slow to get up but hey don't we some days. The vet said the only thing we could do is a full hip replacement and that would be big bucks which I don't have. My wife may kill me over this dog if I don't come up with the money before he gets to bad and have to put him down. I guess the way I look at it is if the dog has a few good years left after the procedure why not if you can fork out the cash. I wish I had the money but its not always that easy.
