X-ray question: change from Prelims to 2yo

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by TessJ10 on 10 January 2011 - 15:01

In your experience, how indicative are preliminary x-rays taken at 1 year of age to the ones taken at full maturity?

Have you ever had good prelims on a one year old but at 2 or 3 the hips were not good? What about the other way around: Not good prelims but when retaken at 2 or 3 the hips looked good? Or is it pretty much what you see at 12 months you're going to see at 26 months?

Not considering problems with poor positioning or a bitch in heat - that's different; I'm talking about the quality of the hips themselves.

by TessJ10 on 10 January 2011 - 16:01

To clarify (as a result of PM's received):

I'm talking about getting good images both times. Not that "I had bad prelims because the positioning was terrible." The vet I use is great - I forget that some people have difficulty finding someone who really knows what they're doing.

So: let's say both times the dog is properly positioned for hips & elbows and the image is a true reflection and there has been no injury. Has it ever happened that hips that don't look so good at one, lood Good at two, or vice versa?

by eichenluft on 10 January 2011 - 17:01

I've seen definate, obvious and profound improvements in hips from prelims to adult, due to normal laxity shown in the prelims (often prelims are done very young closer to 6 months than 1 year old), and normal tightening of the hips as the dog ages, muscles up and gets in better physical condition overall.

I have also seen hips deteriorate from prelim to adult, but this was due to obvious boney deterioration ie calcification causing boney formation problems, and bone deterioration due to dysplasia. Normally the hip structure was not "good" in the prelims though it was too early/young for arthritis/calcification to present itself - , and was worse due to boney changes as the dog aged.

molly

by trixx on 10 January 2011 - 18:01

i have heard it could go both ways.

by suden on 10 January 2011 - 22:01

I have had 3 upgrade from Pre
1 fair to Good
2 Good to Ex
PennHips that we have redone have stayed the same.

Vikki

by SitasMom on 11 January 2011 - 17:01

one dog's hips were graded as mild at 8 months and at 2 years she graded as good.
all of my other dogs nothing changed......

by TessJ10 on 11 January 2011 - 22:01

Thank you all for your responses. Very interesting!

by Mysticwind on 13 January 2011 - 04:01

I had one dog who at 13 mos was mild HD due to subluxation and at age 2 she certified Fair.

by crhuerta on 13 January 2011 - 04:01

Pretty much the same here.....if they were good or better at prelimb...I have not had any..that didn't pass certification when adult.

*there can always be the chance of this breed being dysplastic in their senior years, no matter how good their hips were at a younger age.*

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