r/goldenretriever

I'm thinking Lily.. what are some other cute outdoorsy names for her?

Hi everyone,
Need serious orthopedic advice for my 4-year-old female Golden Retriever “Eva” (~30kg). I’ll attach all X-rays/videos/photos below.
• 25 June 2025 – Major car accident caused severe left femur fracture
• 28 June 2025 – Surgery at Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Hospital with plate, screws & intramedullary pin
• For next ~8 months: daily physiotherapy but almost no proper recovery, severe limping, very poor weight bearing
• 21 March 2026 – Plate & screws removed as we were told bone had healed
• We were not informed that the pin was still left inside
• After surgery only 10–15% improvement happened
Then:
• Around end of April pain increased again
• Around 10 May swelling developed and pin started becoming visible/migrating
• 12 May – local vet removed the pin
Most important part:
Within hours after pin removal, Eva suddenly improved massively:
• 75–80% movement returned
• walking properly
• active again
But after 4–5 days:
• pain returned
• limping increased
• became lethargic again
Fresh X-rays now show a possible new fracture/stress fracture/crack in the same femur area. Local vet has currently applied plaster and advised strict rest.
We are from Vijayapura, Karnataka and willing to travel anywhere nearby:
• Bengaluru
• Pune
• Mumbai
• Hyderabad
• Goa
• Hubballi
Please guide me:
Which is the best orthopedic veterinary surgeon/hospital for such complex revision cases?
Does this sound like stress fracture/re-fracture/non-union?
Should we get CT scan done?
Surgery again or conservative management?
Would really appreciate recommendations from people who’ve handled difficult orthopedic cases.
Thank you.

Picking up this chunky boy in 4 weeks! Meet Koda, my assistance dog prospect! Im hoping he will grow into a beautiful service dog for me. I've always wanted a golden for the last 10 years, and with my new diagnosis of pots and gastroparesis I can't tell when my body will faint or I'll start violently being sick, but dogs can apparently pick up on that and I can't wait to bring him home and start training with Adolescent Dogs UK!

Any tips of tricks? I've done a lot of reading, the breeder has him on raw (well not right now cos he's still on mum at 4 weeks but he said he'll wean them onto raw) I was considering using royal canin the golden retriever breed specific food and raw I have about 4 different brushes (a slicker brush, a comb, a detangling brush, and some weird rake thing) I'm all decked out in terms of beds, crates, toys, I've got lots of different types of leads (a slip lead with an anti choking mechanism, a long line, a short line, a house line)