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by djc on 05 July 2012 - 21:07

Some of the left leg's appearance could be from positioning, but not all. The right femoral ball is in the socket as far as it can be, but the socket is shallow. I don't think your dog will have a problem with performance no matter what the rating is, until old age. Good luck!!
Debby

by Jenni78 on 06 July 2012 - 11:07

Need to see the knees. I can already tell they're not rotated properly, but regardless of what the grading board says, the dog should be fine- those hips aren't bad.

by Runag on 06 July 2012 - 13:07

Jenni78

>>Need to see the knees<<

o.k. here is the full x-ray. Thanks to all you folks who have taken the time to look at this and especially for the reassurance. It is much appreciated.

by Jenni78 on 06 July 2012 - 18:07

Was he awake or alseep? Legs should be pulled down straighter with the knees rotated inward but the positioning isn't horrible and is fairly straight.

I really would not worry about this dog at all in terms of function.

by Runag on 07 July 2012 - 08:07

Jenni78

>>Was he awake or alseep?<< He was asleep and I will stop worrying:)

by Prager on 08 July 2012 - 16:07

The positioning is quite poor and it may make the hips look much worse. I would not send this x ray for official evaluation. The knee caps are pointing out but they should be in the middle of the knee cap like a bull's eye, however they are not. Femurs are OK but not totally parallel. These 2 conditions in combination can downgrade the hips 25%-50% .
I can tell you that in any case this dog will not have problem with its hips during it's life. Thus do not worry about your dog.
However if you want the x ray for breed-ability purposes then they need to be redone.
look at this:
http://www.alpinek9.com/Hips.html
Study it and do not accept poor x rays from your vet.
Hans

by Runag on 19 July 2012 - 16:07

Hi everyone

I got Luthers hip score results today - R4 + L8 = Total 12

I am just wondering, the left leg was hurt as a puppy (around 9months) - he slid on a polished wooden floor and couldn't put any weight on that leg for a few hours. I took him to a vet who didn't x-ray and said that he'd probably just pulled a muscle or something. The dog was fine the next day so now I am not sure if the leg was injured and not treated resulting in a higher score on the left leg or was the soreness because of the way his hip is. Any ideas?

Whatever, I said I would publish the result for those who replied to the original message so here it is.
Cheers

by dantes on 19 July 2012 - 17:07

Is it a BVA score (UK)?

by Runag on 19 July 2012 - 17:07

Hi Dantes

>>Is it a BVA score (UK)?<<

Yes, so should equate to Normal I think.

by Prager on 19 July 2012 - 17:07

You ad it up and then get a score? Is that waht you do?
Thus it would be equal to OFA Fair?
http://www.offa.org/hd_grades.html
Hans

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