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| Storm Gets a New Hip |
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 This story was sent to us by rottweiler owner Kristen Reed: She quickly flourished and became an entertaining addition to the household. It became evident that there was only one name appropriate for this pup that sent our two 120 lb Dobermans running for the hills as she teethed on their ankles. “Storm.” Life was looking up for Storm until we had her spayed in November. What should have been a simple routine operation turned into a three month drama. She developed an allergic reaction to her internal stitches and had to have them replaced. Twice. In January she became one of those “one in ten” dogs that develops incontinence due to a drop in hormone levels. One more after the alarm went off she sat up in her dog bed, looking down at the puddle she had been lying in and gave me an exasperated, “who did that” look. I watched her limp away with her head hanging low and realized we might have another problem on our hands. I had heard that there were pills that would take care of her incontinence and brought her to our vet, Dr. Bill Ryan. After hearing from him that the limp was due to hip dysplasia and it was so severe that she’d need a total hip replacement at eleven months old, I took her to three surgeons in the New York City and the Southern Connecticut areas. TPO, FHO, THR and cemented vs. noncemented. And of course the cost. I was a little overwhelmed. Ironically my boss was on trial representing an orthopedic surgeon whose hip replacement surgery allegedly caused the death of an elderly woman. Great timing. While sitting at my desk reviewing all of our options, I flipped over one of the surgeon’s cards and saw that he’d written “BFX, Biomedtrix.” I called you as a last resort and final hope that you might be able to assist me in understanding my options a little better. I felt that with her past difficulties a cemented hip could be problematic. Finding a surgeon close to home that used the BFX was also proving to be a challenge. Storm is four weeks out of surgery with Dr. Melvyn Pond of New Haven, CT . She is already walking without a limp and can sit distributing weight evenly on her hips. She’s a big fan of the underwater treadmill during her physical therapy sessions. Storm will be a year old next week and life is finally as it should be for this very determined Rotty. Thank you so much for helping me give to her the quality of life that she so greatly deserves. We can’t wait to take Storm to the local beach and watch her swim freely with the other dogs." |
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