Hips x-ray opinion - Page 1

I should appreciate any opinions regarding these hips. They belong to a 6 - month old female.

I think they look really bad.

Do you think this bitch could have a normal life or that some kind of surgery is required?

Breeding is definately out of the question....

Thanks.

Ups, sorry, too big photo. Here is a smaller one....

Hips from this x-ray in my opinion are "D" in FCI terminology, and like "mittlere Huftgelenkdysplasie" in SV,  but i have seen in my experience moore bad x-rays, shepherd with those hips Dog can live few years without problems. Bad news is age of this female, when at 6 month hips look like this, after 1 Year can be sometimes really poor.
"Cetyl M" can help for better hips building.
 Interesting father, and mother line this female.
Regards

Get better plates taken the positioning is dreadful

Thank for your input Ontopus and AmbiiGSD...:)

 I think you're jumping to bad conclusions based on one of the worst xrays I've seen lately. I can't see the knees but I can guess from the angle of the femoral heads that the knees are positioned improperly as well. 

Honestly, I HATE having prelims done that early because puppies are loose jointed. That's just how puppies are. Then, you get vets trying to surmise what kind of life a dog will have based on subluxated hips and poor positioning. It's a recipe for disaster. 

A 6month old female may be just around the corner from her first heat cycle, too, making the hips even more subluxated. 

My opinion is to wait a few months, swim her often if you can, make sure she is nowhere near her heat cycle, and then take her to a vet who can xray hips. Please, please, for the love of God, do not spay this poor bitch yet.

 Thanks Jenny for your input. I could see that the positioning is bad but I did not think it was that bad.

In any case, my vet suggested re-examination in 3-4 months and some supplements to help.

Thanks again!

do you have a swimming pool or lake available? swim your pup as often as possible and do not do any forced jogging or bike rides with her. take your pup to a sandy area and let her walk in the sand, the softer sand the better.

wait until 2 months after her 1st heat and re do the xrays and this time have a vet that knows what he/she's doing.

good luck!