mild hip dysplasia - Page 1

one of my females was diacnost with Mild Hip Dysplasia radiographic evidence of minor dysplastic changes of the hip joint on the right leg. my question is i can still breed this female? i feel like i dont but i just wanna see what you guys think? thasnks for all your coments

I think you already know what people are gonna say. Its a genetic thing why pass the gene.

No but NO NO breeding any dog with mild hip dyslpasia

The reason for xraying is to stop breedings of dogs that have it .

We know in our backgrounds there are a lot who never paid any attention to the xray decisions and this is why it is so hard to fathom anyone doing it KNOWING the hips are bad

Many years of bad decisions still pop up for all of us, becasue someone DID breed a dog or two with hips that were mild or worse.

Imo
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First of all who made the diagnosis of HD was it your regular vet or was the xray sent to a specialist for evaluation.

Just to make a long story short >>>

A puppy I sold at 8 months old she was hip xrayed 2 weeks later and the buyers vet diagnosed Hip Dysplasia and they had her euthanized I later was able to obtain a photo of the xray and has it evaluated by a specialist and she had excellent hips with a score of 2 : 4.

So please have the xray evaluated by a qualified radiologist.

1.) Mild hip dysplasia means a dog should not be bred.  How old is the dog?  If these are prelims, have it done again at age 2 years old.  Get second and third opinions.  Repeat the Xrays if the positioning is off.  IOW's BE SURE. 

2.) Mild hip dysplasia, while meaning the dog should not be bred does not mean the dog cannot go on and be a good dog as a pet or even in some competition (Obedience, tracking and so forth). 

I know of a few dogs with Mild HD that made top of the line dogs to own.  Lots of things knock dogs out of the breeding arena.. from structural genetic issues (such as Hip Dysplasia) to temperament issues such as too soft, or lacking nerve or too little drive or even too much drive.  Most dogs should NOT be bred for a LOT of reasons.  Mild HD is just one of those reasons. 

A dog that is not of quality for breeding (MOST ARE NOT IMO) can still be a darn fine dog.

Definitely NOT.

On a lighter note, I've had 2 GSD's that I had PenHip'ed at 16-18 months old, and they had terrible scores, and the vet's said to put them in pet homes, which I did. These 2 dogs were totally unrelated, BTW.  Then when both dogs were over 2 yrs old, they BOTH passed OFA with Good ratings.  So who in the heck are we supposed to believe, OFA or Penhip?

 I would not bred mild HD but here is food for thought.

first:
Show us the x ray.

Who diagnosed it?

Was the dog  properly positioned?

Was the film clear?

How old is the dog?

Under what system / scale was this determined?
 
and maybe :
Was the dog injured on the questionable leg?

Oh yes and do you realize that noch zugelssen 2/2 and such  is OFA mild HD and many breed it? Is that OK?
 
Before I have these info and answers, I  can not give you an answer.
 Prager Hans

ALSO.. IF THIS IS A FEMALE... was she in heat/or near coming into heat when the rads were taken?  The pelvis can subluxate during this time and make changes in the xray findings.  I had a dog OFA'd with Fair (because I took the xrays when she was just coming into season).  We re-took them 3 months later and she was GOOD.

If the dog has mild HD, then absolutley not.....BUT.....

Did OFA read her radiograph or was it your vet?  Some vets don't read x-rays that well.  Other factors, like those stated above, can also affect your result.  I would redo the x-ray and get a 2nd oppinion.