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by Bhall on 05 February 2012 - 12:02
I want to get some opinions on this x-ray. I am sure the hips are not good but would they really look this bad if they were positioned properly?
by dantes on 05 February 2012 - 13:02
They certainly won't look worse. You should try to get better ones. Please post them for the education of us all.
by sachsenwolf on 05 February 2012 - 13:02
Ouch. IMO that right hip (on the left) will look bad regardless of anything you do. The other may very well look fine if positioned properly. It looks like there's some flattening of the head and thickening of the neck, but nothing as clear cut dysplastic as all the remodeling I see on the right's ball and socket. If you can get a free repeat because of the lousy positioning, please do, as I'd love to see what a difference it makes. IF they look fine, non-dysplastic, after then that would be a huge lesson for us all... but unfortunately I would feel certain with these x-rays that the right hip isn't good. Very sorry.
by Bhall on 05 February 2012 - 13:02
Yes, I agree to the right hip not looking good. However, the positioning is horrible. These were emailed to me to look at and I will see if they can get them redone at a different vet.
by Jeff Oehlsen on 05 February 2012 - 14:02
I hope that they did not charge you for such a bad x-ray. They were not even close to getting the position right. I am sorry about your dogs hips.
by Blitzen on 05 February 2012 - 14:02
Sorry, I wouldn't bother. This dog is clearly severely dysplastic in one hip. Shallow socket, remodeling of the neck and head, the rim of the socket is beginning to wear away since there is so much luxation. No amount of manipulating the positioning for another xray is going to change any of that. In fact given the way that hip looks, trying to manipulate it may well cause a lot of residual pain for this dog as well as additional damage to the ligament that is already stretched and weakened. Honestly, I'd leave well enough alone. The left side looks OK; that's a plus for the dog. How old?
by Q Man on 05 February 2012 - 14:02
Most people that get Hip/Elbow x-rays...Just ask "their" vets and don't understand that NOT all vets are the same...And don't do x-rays well...There are two steps to do and/or know...When selecting a vet to do your x-rays...
1-Positioning of the dog-Hips/Elbows
2-Reading the X-ray properly...
If you don't know a good vet that is used to doing and reading x-rays...then maybe ask on this board for a referral to someone that can do a good job for you...
~Bob~
1-Positioning of the dog-Hips/Elbows
2-Reading the X-ray properly...
If you don't know a good vet that is used to doing and reading x-rays...then maybe ask on this board for a referral to someone that can do a good job for you...
~Bob~
by Blitzen on 05 February 2012 - 14:02
Don't blame the vet for the positioning. If you've ever helped to do hip xrays you would know that when a hip/s is as severely luxated as this one, it's impossible to rotate the knees inwardly unless the dogs is deeply anesthesized. Otherwise it would be very painful for the dog and he would be resisting the manipulation. Even if the dog is under anesthesia, an experienced tech will recognize that there is a big issue with the hips and will snap a quick xray to see what's going on. In this case, the dog is clearly severely dysplastic, so another xray would not have been called for.
by SitasMom on 05 February 2012 - 15:02
OFA will not give referrals... I've already asked.
PenHip people have a list.... I've asked them also.
PenHip people have a list.... I've asked them also.
by BlackthornGSD on 05 February 2012 - 15:02
I think Blitzen's dead on with this one. It probably wasn't possible to position the bad leg correctly due to the remodelling and probable related muscle "guarding"--and it probably would have hurt the dog once she was awoken. :(
That one hip is terrible and won't look any better. The other hip isn't great, but it's not nearly as bad.
That one hip is terrible and won't look any better. The other hip isn't great, but it's not nearly as bad.
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