{"id":649,"date":"2024-02-20T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kentdalevets.co.uk\/news\/?p=649"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:55:00","slug":"young-lame-dog-running-again-thanks-to-kentdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentdalevets.co.uk\/news\/young-lame-dog-running-again-thanks-to-kentdale\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUNG LAME DOG RUNNING AGAIN THANKS TO KENTDALE"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lame dog is now running and walking pain-free following intricate hip surgery here at our Cumbria animal hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Young Dave, a Labrador who is now two years old, was in such pain caused by hip dysplasia that a bilateral hip replacement was his best chance of living without being in agony.<\/p>\n

Following two successful operations to replace both hips, carried out two months apart, Dave now has a great quality of life.<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s owner, Fiona Durham from Cumbria, said: \u201cDave was only seven months old when we first realised there was a problem. He started screaming in pain after playing with another puppy and was in pain when playing fetch with a ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were shocked he had hip dysplasia and stunned by how severe his case was, especially as we had researched his family history before buying him and had been careful to not overexercise him as a puppy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were also concerned about potential complications during each surgery and for the long recovery process. There was the extra worry about what would happen if either surgery was not successful due to the severity of the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hip dysplasia is a deformity of the hip that occurs during growth and leads to the development of arthritis.<\/p>\n

Gemma Holloway<\/a>, European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery here at Kentdale Referrals, said: \u201cDave\u2019s owner reported he had shown several episodes of crying out when playing and being lame on the right hind leg. We discussed with his owners the details of what was involved with total hip replacement surgery and felt Dave would benefit from surgery bilaterally, with the operations taking place eight weeks apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

The successful surgeries were the start of Dave\u2019s road to recovery as he then began a physiotherapy<\/a> programme, under the supervision of Veterinary Physiotherapist Emma Woof<\/a>, to build the muscular support to his hips.<\/p>\n

Fiona added: \u201cDave now has a great quality of life. He goes to daycare each week when he spends all day playing with other dogs. He also enjoys long hikes and runs on the beach, totally pain-free. The care that Dave received was amazing. You can tell that each member of staff really loves animals, which made it easier to leave Dave there when he was being cared for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gemma added: \u201cI\u2019m delighted with Dave\u2019s progress and it\u2019s fantastic to know he\u2019s doing so well. He\u2019s now a very active dog enjoying one to two-hour walks on the average day, and up to 10 miles on some weekends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A lame dog is now running and walking pain-free following intricate hip surgery here at our Cumbria animal hospital. Young Dave, a Labrador who is now two years old, was in such pain caused by hip dysplasia that a bilateral hip replacement was his best chance of living without being in agony. Following two successful… <\/p>\n

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