Requesting opinions on these hips

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by VomMysticalHaus on 01 December 2009 - 15:12

Young dog over a year, but under two. These were sent off today for OFA prelims. I was just curious what the hip film savvy have to say about them. I think the placement was not the best, but these were the best of 6 sets of films taken. Here are two pictures of the same film.

Thank you in advance for taking your time to give me your input.

~Jennifer

by snajper69 on 01 December 2009 - 15:12

Looks shallow to me, fair at best.

by Sontausen on 01 December 2009 - 18:12

In a dog so young, I would not have a lot of hope for passing at age two. The right ( or maybe its left if its flipped) looks shallow, and there is already flattening of the femoral head. If this were a female I was considering for breeding, I would probably start looking elsewhere...the positioning is not great, but tis OK, and that doesn't change the aspect of the femoral head. That's a bummer, especialy if its a really nice dog. But, even if it doesn;t pass, does not mean it cannot have a good long life doing what it likes to do. I wouldn't breed it, but there are lots of other options.
Julia

by DebiSue on 01 December 2009 - 18:12

I'll keep my opinion to myself since the last time I saw a hip like this one and thought it was bad - it passed. So I don't know enough about them yet to call it. But I agree with Julia. Enjoy the dog regardless.
Deb

by Kaffirdog on 01 December 2009 - 18:12

I'd ask the vet for a better positioned xray. These are too tilted.

Margaret N-J

by Adi Ibrahimbegovic on 01 December 2009 - 18:12

hard to tell from these pictures.But, if I have to venture a guess - OFA fair.

I think it's the pictures though,really hard to tell.

by Sontausen on 01 December 2009 - 23:12

Couldn't figure out how to make the picture small enough..
but had a similar X ray that went Fair at two years

by VomMysticalHaus on 02 December 2009 - 01:12

I just wanted to thank everyone so far for their input.

I will post an update when the results come back.

~Jennifer

by VomMysticalHaus on 02 December 2009 - 01:12

sorry... double post

~Jennifer

by B.Andersen on 02 December 2009 - 21:12

Ofa should say borderline and re xray in 6 months or mild.

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