xray opinions please - Page 2

They look like my boys hips, he got Borderline, he's two yrs. 5 months, I have to redo them at the end of March.

Never got a Borderline before..

Hard to say, maybe Fair, I think they should pass.

Our dogs both have Tino in their pedigree, he's a nice DDR dog.

 Lots of luck, thanks for sharing, please keep us updated.

reading these comments is like a roller coster ride....up and down....I hate waiting....I use to wonder what the big hoopla was about when everyone talked about the dreaded wait getting the results back....well now I now.
Jay

One of my dogs received a borderline at 12 months. The SV rated her A1  on a xray taken at the same time.When she was 24+ months old she was redone and received an OFA good.

If this were not a 3  year old dog, I might think he could rate borderline. However, at his age, I doubt that OFA is going to want to take another look in 6  months. He is pretty much WYSIWYG at this age as far as HD or not goes. Odd that they would rate Miras mom's dog borderline line after 24 months. I've heard they are tightening up their criteria, maybe that's why.

I'd just wait and see what OFA says and if you don't like the rating, have him sedated and do it again, this time asking the vet to rotate his knees inwardly to force the hips as far into the sockets as possible. If he does get refused a number, I think it would be due to luxation.

Borderline

Borderline: there is no clear cut consensus between the radiologists to place the hip into a given category of normal or dysplastic. There is usually more incongruency present than what occurs in the minor amount found in a fair but there are no arthritic changes present that definitively diagnose the hip joint being dysplastic. There also may be a bony projection present on any of the areas of the hip anatomy illustrated above that can not accurately be assessed as being an abnormal arthritic change or as a normal anatomic variant for that individual dog. To increase the accuracy of a correct diagnosis, it is recommended to repeat the radiographs at a later date (usually 6 months). This allows the radiologist to compare the initial film with the most recent film over a given time period and assess for progressive arthritic changes that would be expected if the dog was truly dysplastic. Most dogs with this grade (over 50%) show no change in hip conformation over time and receive a normal hip rating; usually a fair hip phenotype

 

OK...I couldnt wait any longer and I called OFA to get my result.  He passed with fair hips and normal elbows.  Sargo is happy because he isnt getting neutered anytime soon...lol

Jay

That's good news, Jay. If OFA is tightening up their criteria, then I am even more pleased that all eight of my recent OFA submissions of my progeny came back OFA GOOD :)
Eight times the fretting while waiting! I know what you mean, Jay, I called them for results for the last one....couldn't take the suspense.
I agree with Blitzen, I'd have them redone with correct positioning. Bet they'd come back GOOD.

Joan...IM not gonna mess with it.  The point behind getting it done for me was to make sure that he is worthy of being bred.  It just feels good knowing that his hips and elbows have a sound conformation.  I am learning as I go and I don't wanna make any crucial mistakes.  Now I know that he can continue his training...not to mention I hope to have some little sargos running around somewhere....at some point.  I think that there is no denying that his hips could be better...but that is what its all about....knowing your dogs strengths and weaknesses so that you can pair them with a dog that will produce a good litter therefore contributing to the good of the breed. 


Jay