I just took my 9 mo. old chocolate lab to the vet. She seemed like she was having some problems with being all stoved up after I worked her.

Well, the vet informed me that he thinks she has hip displaysia. He won' t know for sure until after I get her x-rayed this week. But he is pretty sure that her hips are bad. He said the options range from medication to a $3,000/hip surgery.[]

Can anyone explain what the heck hip displaysia is and how big of a deal this is. I' ve trained pointers before when I was a kid but never a lab. She is absolutely TERRIFFIC in the water, already doing double blind retrieves. Will I still be able to work her? How about hunt her? Are there any other options?

I know this isn' t good. But I' ve never dealt with anything like this. Thanks.