Jax saw his surgeon this past Tuesday, but it was not good news. π
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It’s been 1 month and 9 days since Jax had his DPO surgery on both of his hips. He’s had x-rays done every 2-3 weeks since, including this past Tuesday. Sadly, it was at this appointment that we received some shocking and disappointing news. Jax would need to have surgery on both sides, AGAIN.
The way the doctor tells it, is that his X-rays show that “the double pelvic osteotomies have healed and are well aligned. The left coxofemoral joint is dislocated dorsally. The right femoral neck has undergone avascular necrosis and is close to a pathologic fracture.” This is what his surgeon assessed: “The DPO’s (double pelvic osteotomies) have succeeded in changing his acetabular angles, but ultimately the attempt at correcting the dysplasia has failed. Two options exist: Bilateral staged total hip replacements, which will entail confinement and extended care (and would need to be done at two separate times). The second option is concurrent bilateral femoral head and neck osteotomies. These will not restore him to full function, but it will be better than what he is living with now and will eliminate pain. The aftercare for the FHO (femoral head osteotomies) is immediate mobility and aggressive physical therapy.”
The surgeon said it was probably nothing we have done — he is a runt and just has bad bones.
So… we have chosen the later. Jax will have an FHO on both sides. Jax’s surgery is scheduled for this coming Monday, July 20. I wish we could have gotten a more immediate appointment, but unfortunately we couldn’t. We can’t imagine him having to live all this time with a dislocated hip on his left side, and an almost fully fractured femoral neck on his right. This poor puppy.
From what I gather from the research I’ve been doing about hip dysplasia, the DPO surgery that Jax had last month did not and could not cure his hip dysplasia. From this website, “it merely targeted the results of hip dysplasia – not the cause. The results of hip dysplasia are an improperly shaped hip (which last month’s surgery corrected). But the cause of hip dysplasia is weakness and looseness of the ligaments and cartilage that hold the hip together.” Jax’s bones are weak, and even though his first surgery was a success, due to his bad bones, his dysplasia could not be corrected. Subsequently, his dysplasia worsened. Thankfully his hips are now properly aligned, which makes him a good candidate for FHO surgery.
This upcoming surgery on Monday (FHO), will remove the femoral heads on both sides (the ball that rests in the hip socket), and that will be replaced by cartilage and tissue to form a false joint. This surgery has a very high rate of success and even though it could take up to one year for him to reach 90% mobility, he should be up and walking within one day after surgery.
Since Jax cannot really move about, he takes lots of naps.
This is what he looks like when he’s overtired.
This is the x-ray that was taken just a few days ago.
Poor Jax has to wait to have his legs fixed. π
These days Jax is doing a lot of THIS.
Since he can’t run or play with me, I’ve been
doing a lot of sunning out in the backyard…
And playing with wildlife.
A few weeks after his surgery, before his legs went bad,
Jax had one visit from the physical therapist. She went over a
few exercises with us, & Jax got to wear these cool shades!
Everyone needed them during his laser treatment.
Jax wasn’t yet able to stand on the
wobble board, so he just watched.
I took a shot at standing on the wobble board.
The therapist said it would help my slight hip dysplasia too!
Daddy is making our own wobble board, so when Jax gets
better, we could practice balancing to get a stronger core.
This cushion was supposed to be used to help Jax build his core &
strengthen his hind muscles. But since he can’t do any exercises yet,
I thought I’d use it for myself! Jax didn’t like that idea much.
Mommy thinks she’s funny. No, it’s not Halloween.
She says that keeping Jax entertained is very challenging,
as he cannot walk around and play much.
I’m glad we could keep HER entertained!
By the way, I know I’m a little late, but
I hope you all had a very happy & safe July 4. π
Jax was scared at all the loud noises.
Nala was scared of thunder and fireworks too.
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We are so sorry to hear that sweet Jax has to have more surgery. Poor sweetie. Purrs and prayers from all of us here.
Thank you kitties. <3
Jax, you have all my prayers and POTP for a quick and successful recovery.
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Thank you so much. <3
Oh Jax! We are so sorry the pain continues and you need to have more surgery. We hope that with this correction, physical therapy and time to heal, you will be able to run and play with Bailey! Sending our strongest White Dog positive thoughts and healing energies.
Thank you so much WDA. We are all so very sad… we thought Jax would have been on his way to playing and being a happy little puppy. This is not how we all thought it would be. π Thank you so much for your healing thoughts — we will need them. <3