Please? =) First off...I think the positioning is poor, but why do his legs look so bowed? and in your opinion, how severe is the dysplasia exactly? The one side does look pretty bad to me. Obviously, he is showing signs so we know its not good. But I really just wanted to hear it from you guys, I respect your opinions. Thank you.
Positioning is terrible... Any chance you can get your vet to reshoot the xrays? It's really (IMO) impossible to tell how bad his hips are when the positioning is lopsided like that. It can really set off angles, making things looks worse (or better, in some cases) then they really are.
Was he sedated for those? I certainly hope not. If the dog is sedated, you should be able to get a MUCH better positioning than that. I would demand new ones.
Crap, I was afraid you were going to say that. They have been our family vet for years and I hate confrontation. Considering I paid 300+ dollars, I Don't know if I should ask them to re xray or just go to a different vet? Im really disappointed.
they have his whole body curved and under sedation you should be able to place dog squarely on his back and then spread his legs to shoot the correct angles. The left hip does look out of the hip socket and IMO is not just positioning.
You don't have to get confrontational - just take the xrays back and ask questions - ie: why is the dog curving, why isn't he set squarely - I don't know how old he is, but if you're sending these in for OFA, let him know that you had "the breeder" look at them and said they needed to be correct in order to send in. Maybe they would consider shooting a couple additional shots - and work something out about the sedation.
How much have you told them about the situation? Do they know the breeder is MIA? If not, do that, tell them you are trying to get money back, or a new dog, or whatever, but the breeder wants proper xrays to send off. Any vet should know those rads can't be seriously assessed.
Your vet friend knows the films's not good enough for comparative analysis. The dog's left leg is sore, and your vet can see the hip appears loose, so he's thinking he's made a diagnostic Xray. You asked, "what's wrong?", he's found an answer.
His feelings won't be hurt one bit if you tell him you need better films to send off or have examined by an orthopedist. We've all been there, done that many times.
The positioning was not perfect and we reshot them at 48 months. She still came back as 'Good'. Others (non-OFFA people) who've looked at the current shots think they were very close to, if not, 'Excellent'
On the images you posted, the right hip is pretty dyplastic. The dog's right hip essentially has no socket.
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Can you give me your opinion on Capone's xrays?
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