HD x-rays - opinions wanted - Page 5

Well Dante is a beauty and I'd be glad to have him myself.

I've heard of other excellents out of fair parents, another breed, and know of a few excellents with severely dysplastic littermates. Mother Nature seems to determined to keep the deck stacked in her favor .

I'd say Westdogs' x-rays look like solid "goods" to me as well - very nice.

molly

Okay, here's another--OFA (another reject) at 36 months without anesthesia:

Louise's latest x-rays look nice and tight, no laxity, nice round femur heads - but the necks look thickened especially the right one (seen on the left side) - could be the fuzzy exposure though.

m

4pack, yes there is a point. You will see. I just don't come on here quite that often as some of you, so bear with me :o). Interesting discussion.

One more: X-ray Nr. 3 (SV bred GSD, prelims at 7 months)

All I can say about DH's x-rays - was this dog euthanized or total hip replacement?

molly

Louise what do you mean "here's another--OFA (another reject) at 36 months without anesthesia"? Do you mean because no anesthsia?

DH all I can say is ouch!

Louise's latest x-rays look nice and tight, no laxity, nice round femur heads - but the necks look thickened especially the right one (seen on the left side) - could be the fuzzy exposure though.

Molly,

Remember what I posted about rays of the right leg when it is position with the left arm/hand belonging to a right-handed person?  It will rarely appear as good as a left hip.

The femur heads appear more rounded as this is an xray of a 3-year-old dog after the fovea femoris has become less apparent (and the ligamentum terres femoris has fulfilled its function when the dog was younger).

Tomorrow, I will post an "a" stamp xray of a 12-month-old dog. You will see a more apparent fovea femoris and, again a right hip the appears not as good as the left--purely a rotational matter of positioning.

Somewhere, if I can find them, I may be able to locate xrays of each one mild dysplastic and an OFA "fair".

Okay. For the first radiograph I see normal hips. The acetebellum of each femur is covered well over 50% and they they appear smooth. How does it score? Probably "a" Normal or O.F.A. "Good".

The second radiograph showsfar less coverage, but still a passing joint. How does it score? Probably S.V. "a" fast Normal or O.F.A. "Fair", possibly "Good" but that would be a longshot.

Both are young dogs at the time of the evaluation, and the hips of the second "may" improve a tiny bit-probably not. Okay, D.H., there my zwei pfennigen, LOL.

Best Regards (and good topic!)

Bob-O

Okay again. Third radiograph, definitely dysplastic, probably "a" 4 since there is a "little" bit of socket and already malformation of the right acetebellum. Normal life? Possible, but doubtful.

D.H., thanks again.

Best Regards,

Bob-O