X-Ray opinion needed

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by Bhall on 28 April 2010 - 23:04

Need an opinion on this x-ray. 4 months old male GSD. I know they don't look good but I would like to know if the positioning could have something to do with it.

by jaggirl47 on 29 April 2010 - 00:04

The positioning is horrible. It looks like the pup was laying on the left side and they just pulled the legs out to xray. I would have the vet redo them. Positioning can make a world of difference in how the xray looks.

by Nans gsd on 29 April 2010 - 01:04

I do not feel there is enough femor head in the socket, in otherwords; the socket and head are not a good enough fit; I say mild to moderate dysplasica due to lack of depth of socket. The left of course much worse than the right; however, neither are very good.

by K-9mom on 29 April 2010 - 01:04

Those xrays need to be redone without question. That dog is very twisted and rolled. I would not make a decision on that due to #1, he's only 4 months and # 2, he is twisted.

by Bhall on 29 April 2010 - 01:04

I still wonder if the positioning could have made a difference?

by TingiesandTails on 29 April 2010 - 02:04

Hips have to be "rolled outward" before the legs are stretched - looks like the legs have only been stretched to the max - hope they didn't damage the hock - the left and right tags are missing - looks like the vet didn't know what he/she was doing! I believe this x-ray wouldn't be accepted by WUSV.
Positioning makes all the difference!!

by Bhall on 29 April 2010 - 02:04

MOLLY where are you????

by SitasMom on 29 April 2010 - 03:04

4 months old, why are you doing this so young? is this puppy exhibiting signs of pain?

the reliability was 89.6% at 3-6 months

inbetween the poor positioning and the extra young age, I'd hate to venture a guess.

by DebiSue on 29 April 2010 - 13:04

Make the vet redo the x-ray with correct positioning...if necessary make a copy of one of dogladyj's and take it with you...her's is about the best I've seen for positioning. See her's here...

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/376105.html

This is a horrible job and the vet should be ashamed. Copy these comments from me and the others and present them to the vet as well. I hate to guess on these but I don't know that it's just the positioning that's bad...these hips look pretty sad to me. This is a shameful excuse for a professional x-ray.

by gagsd4 on 29 April 2010 - 13:04

They look pretty awful:( If my puppy's looked that bad, I would want a second set just to be sure.
If you do get them redone, please let us know.
--Mary

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