My dog has elbow dysplasia. What treatments are beyond current meds?

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My dog has elbow dysplacia.. is there anything other than the anti-flammitory medication and joint supplements hes on to help him or even fix him? Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 7 months old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Yes there is something but unfortunately it is invasive and not cheap. Surgical intervention that involves removal of any bony fragments, or cartilage flaps (joint mice) that are in the joint is curative in most cases of elbow dysplasia, which is a multi-factoral disease that can involve one of 4 different disease processes including: 1) Osteochondrosis dissecans, 2) Elbow incongruity, 3) Ununited anconeal process or 4) Fragmented medial coronoid process. Unfortunately no amount of medication given by mouth will eliminate signs of his condition and surgery has to be highly considered to alleviate Oska's pain. In the meantime your vet can add on an opiate (i.e. Tramadol) to help ease the pain somewhat for Oska. Or weekly Adequan injections can be discussed with your vet.

My dog has elbow dysplasia. What treatments are beyond current meds?

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