Hi Janet, IMO the positioning on the rad is not good but regardless yes, the left hip appears to be dysplastic with remodeling and joint changes
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Sorry... has the dog been showing symptoms?
Cherri
Cherri
my dogs xrays
I got my dogs hips xrayed and these is the photos of them, he said they didn't look good the left side didn't anyway right side was fine, i was just wanting some opinions on them please if possible, going to send them off to ofa tomorrow. sorry if photos is big couldn't get it resized.
left hip (bad hip) also with arthrities forming
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right hip
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left hip (bad hip) also with arthrities forming
right hip
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While the positioning is bad, positioning only affects how the ball looks in the socket, not the shape of the ball. So unfortunately, in this case a better set of x-rays isn't going to change anything.
There is remodeling of the femoral heads (they should be round, and they're not) and arthritic change. Definitely HD, no matter how the x-ray is positioned.
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There is remodeling of the femoral heads (they should be round, and they're not) and arthritic change. Definitely HD, no matter how the x-ray is positioned.
Unfortunately, I think Chris is 100% right here. I would not spend any more money for a retake. It wont change the shape of the FH.Originally Posted By: Chris WildThere is remodeling of the femoral heads (they should be round, and they're not) and arthritic change. Definitely HD, no matter how the x-ray is positioned.![]()
I am really sorry. I understnad the agony though, my girl had the exact same problem. Her left hip was the really bad one.
Joint supplements are definitely a good idea. Our dog, Nara, was diagnosed with Moderate HD at only a year old. Below is a copy of her 1 year old x-ray, and as you can see both femoral heads are even worse than your dog's. She has been on joint supplements since then, and now at almost 9 years old she is still pretty much symptom free and runs and jumps and plays like a normal GSD. If she has a day of really active, hard play, she'll sometimes have some stiffness and soreness that evening, but that's the extent of her symptoms.
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