Thread: Hip Displasia

My four year old little girl Watseka has just been diagnosed with Hip Displasia in both rear legs. We have discussed with our vets the options for treatment and they advise she will need to be on pain killers all her life or we could opt for surgery where they remove the ball bone from her hips and this will cause scar tissue to grow which will replace the ball and socket joint. We are trying to decide which option to choose, we don't want her on pain killers all her life but on the other hand the operation sounds like a serious intervention. Does anyone have any experience of surgercal treatment for Hip Displasia and especially the prognosis we can expect after treatment ... does it really cure the condition? We are also moving all our MCs onto a special diet ... again ... anyone out there with any experience on the effect of these special diets?