Hip x-rays 13 month old male GSD sedated - Page 2

Christine brings up a good point. I can't see TV in this dog but it certainly could cause incongruency. I have a dog with some bizarre pelvic issue - former break or something perhaps- but she cannot be straightened, either. 

Here are her hips, absolutely as straight as possible, believe it or not. My x-ray tech is a MASTER. 

If it were just the positioning of the pelvis, that would be one thing, but they didn't even get the patellas lined up.

I know. I agree. That's why I'm saying there's a difference between a pelvic issue preventing symmetry and a vet who needs to up the ante in the skills dept. 

The positioning is terrible check out Dr Lonnie Davis on the interent any body interested in the proper way to do hip xrays get his video well worth the money this guy does over 200 a year he is the man trust me or check him out and see for yourself.

Yes, the X-rays suck, BUT the sockets on this dog's hips are very shallow, and NO amount of repositioning is going to change that. The right hip looks especially bad (okay positioning MAY improve that one a bit) The heads of the femurs are pretty much completely exposed on both sides.

Here's a set of hips with nice, tight sockets for comparison. Yes, the femurs should be turned in a little more on this x-ray, but at least the vet got the pelvis straight... Sorry for the window pane dividers in the background!