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She has elbow displaysia in both elbows, hip displaysia in both hips, and for the last 6 months we have been working to repair a torn cruciate in her left knee(stifle).
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I am so sorry to hear about your poor girl... how unfortunate for all these genetic defects to end up in one single puppy
i hope both her parents were sterilised so more misery is not propagated.
here is some information (real people who posted what they went through with their dogs) which will hopefully help you decide what to do. it's worth it IF you can afford the costly surgeries, and IF your girl can stand the multiple surgeries, side-effects, rehabilitation, recuperation time, pain, etc. she will never be perfect, even after the surgeries, but she could live a long life. up to you to determine if trying to fix her is worth it, or letting her go in her loving family's arms is perhaps the best option...
elbow displasia:
http://www.geocities.com/buddyboysmo...a_Surgery.html
hip displasia:
http://www.scubamom.com/akita/
