6 month old hips. Opinions???

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by Consus on 02 November 2012 - 04:11

by Ryanhaus on 02 November 2012 - 15:11

I would give them a Good!

by Rasenhof on 02 November 2012 - 15:11

The ball is not as round as I would Like. The bottom of the ball has a squared point. Also perhaps the ball is not in the socket as much as is perfect. (picky picky) Nice squeeky clean hips. I prefer xraying at about 1 year for a prelim. This xray at 6 months looks OK. But will it hold up? Probably yes. Alice

by trixx on 02 November 2012 - 16:11

yes there are some flat spots and for that reason i would rate them as OFA fair, i will say they are nice and tight in the joint and only time will tell if they stay this nice. i prefer to wait out till the pup is a year, to get a better picture of what the hips are like , i think 6 months is just too soon in my opinon .

by Sunsilver on 02 November 2012 - 16:11

Tight?? Not by a longshot! The sockets are shallow, especially on the right side of the radiograph. Less than 50% of the ball is in the socket.
On the left side of the radiograph, the hip is acutally partly out of the socket.

My guess would be fair to mildly dysplastic. Mind, that could well change, as the dog gets older, the bones reach their adult size, and the ligaments tighten up.

THIS is what i'd call "nice and tight"!

by Consus on 03 November 2012 - 03:11

Do you think as he gets older they will tighten up?

by Sunsilver on 03 November 2012 - 04:11

Anything is possible, Consus. I know of a dog that x-rayed as moderately dysplastic as a youngster, then fair at 2 years. For some reason, they redid his hips at 5 years (might have been due to an accident?) and they were then upgraded to GOOD!

by Nans gsd on 03 November 2012 - 16:11

Fair at this age; hopefully they will tighten up; swim him/her if you can, soft ground workouts like sand or dirt, no jumping if you want them to look better a 2 years old. Good luck Nan

by CMills on 04 November 2012 - 00:11

I just did 2 young males and they both failed with mild HD, and they looked just like these xrays, the L hip isn't well-seated at all, jmo

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