Prelimbs of my 12 month old female showlines - Page 2

Just got the results.
Elbows= Good
Hips= Fair
And under the topic"Hips joints- standard VD view"
They have panosteitis  checked and written in "right ulna"  Could someone lease explain to me with this means?
Thanks
Steve

Panostenosis or how ever you spell it, AKA pano is joint tenderness;  moves around sometimes, dog can become very sensitive  and sore after running, jumping, cavorting around too hard.  Sometimes it moves from right to left and sometimes you can see it around the front pastern area then it will move to maybe the rear end.  But dog will definitely limp.

I was told to crate rest when this is happening.  I have also HEARD Vitamin C is supposed to help the condition and Salmon Oil given with Vit E capsule daily as a natural  anti- inflammatory.  I have not personally tried the Vitamin C.  Maybe someone else will chime in about that.  So very low impact exercise preferrably on leash, no jumping, jogging, running like a bat out of hell is SUPPOSED to be better for the dogs with pano and can last during major growth spurts;  can go away and then also come back;  hence the crate rest.  Also have been told can be caused by too hot of a diet, too much protein.  I have HEARD that raw diet is better as you have a protein of between 17&20 percent versus some of the no grain diets which some are 35% protein.??  So that is about all I know except that larger breeds are more prone as they tend to grow very rapidly.  So if you can slow down the growth process and let the joints grow naturally not feeding too much protein that is unused in their bodies it is way better for the dog.  Also not overdose with calcium and make sure your calcium phosphrous ratio is correct.    Good luck  Nan 

I have read that this condition can go on for as long as 2 years off and on.  Personally I do not recommend masking the symptoms and some dogs will take advantage of feeling "too good" and take off again, only to find out they can barely walk the next day.  So there you have it.  Nan

PS:  I would swim this girl, very low impact exercise for her until she matures, say until 2 or 3 years old.  JMHO  Nan

Pano is also known as "long bone disease". Here is a very comprehensive article/ study from U of Pennsylvania. It is a bone disease and not really a joint disease.
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/saortho/chapter_49/49mast.htm

Fair is passing, she should get the same rating (or better) when you do her for certification. Normal is normal.

The ulna is the outer/medial  bone of the foreleg, not part of the pelvis. I can't tell by the xray copies you have posted here, but I'm guessing that the OFA readers noticed a typical "swirling" effect commonly seen in the long bone of a dog with pano and noted that on their report. Pano is self limiting and self healing. It's not a big deal, just an incidental finding. Have you noticed any lameness?

Congrats on the normal rating!

Thanks for the comments. She is a big girl, when we went for the xrays she weighed in around 80 lbs.@ 12 months old.She has never shown any signs of pano she is very active and no lameness. Never slow getting up so that is why I was surprised  to see that on her evaluation.
Steve

Fine functional hips!