Hip and elbow X-ray opinions please. - Page 2

Hips look real nice, elbows, I can never guess some of their findings.
The elbows look pretty nice but they can sure see things we can't.
Good luck.

I hope that someone WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT tells us what is wrong with this dog's elbows.

Yes, I was hoping someone could tell me why they think the elbows will fail. I did not get a good explanation from vet and because visit took way longer than they said, I had to run to be able to get kids from school. 

ETA:  thank you to everyone who replied. The quality of the X-rays are ok, right?

Yes, IMO the quality of the xrays is very good; they certainly do not need to be redone.. Let us know what OFA says. I am puzzled about the elbows, I don't see anything wrong, but I'm not well educated in that area.

Hi,all depends where the xrays will go to OFA or SV.To me hips looks (good OFA)or (fast normal SV) ,on the other hand elbows don't look good at all, and personally i think they will not pass,they are not round and tied.First elbows xray don't look good than the second will not look better either,i would not waste money redoing it,just send it in and wait untill you get resultsl Best of luck.Jerzy

No, the positioning for the hip x-ray is not ideal The pelvis needs to be absolutely straight, and the femurs (leg bones) on both sides should cover the same amount of the pelvic bones. However, OFA will likely say the x-rays are acceptable, as the pelvis is only tilted by a small amount.  Hips look very good.

I am not experienced with looking at elbow x-rays, however, I am a retired nurse, so have seen more x-rays than a lot of the people here. There is a shadowy white area on the elbow x-rays that I don't think should be there. Did the vet mention it?  It's right at the end of the growth plate of the ulna (arrow) and is present on both the left and right elbows.


 

Sun silver that is what she pointed out but she didn't really explain why or what that was. I'm just confused and research wasn't helping lol. 

I dunno, looks normal to me.

http://www.offa.org/pdf/elbowarticle.pdf

Just wanted to clarify that the line you see on the end of the bone (olecranon process of the ulna) is the growth plate and is PERFECTLY NORMAL for a dog of this age, that is still growing. It is the shadowy white spot that is NOT normal. It looks like an overgrowth of bone.  It COULD be something that will re-absorb and disappear as the dog gets older and the growth plates fuse, or it could form a bone spur that will interfere with the movement of the joint. You will have to get an expert to tell you what they think it is and whether it is going to be a problem.

Bones are interesting that way. When you break a bone, a great big callus of bone forms around the break to help heal it. This is all re-absorbed when the bone is fully healed, but may still be felt and seen for several months after the cast is removed.

This is why it would be nice to hear from someone with actual experience in canine elbows. We can speculate about it all day. OFA doesn't take long to evaluate xrays anymore, so the OP should have their opinion in a few weeks.