Hip Dysplasia

[morgan]

There are breeds that never have a problem with hip dysplasia, so why on earth should they go through the risk of a general anaesthetic for the xrays?

Especially sighthounds that are much more sensitive to anaesthetics?

[Just Midol]

There are breeds that never have a problem with hip dysplasia, so why on earth should they go through the risk of a general anaesthetic for the xrays?

Especially sighthounds that are much more sensitive to anaesthetics?

Black, meet white.

White, meet black.

Some people live in a black and white world.

[PomsNZ]

i breed poms, a breed of dog that is between 2-2.5 kgs.

tiny tiny dogs.

HD is really rare, and if found, 99.999% of time from back yard bred crossed dogs.

Poms have higher chance of suffering from Legges than HD.

Why should i get them xrayed?

I test for every other disease they can get. (doubly so, now my 3 year old pet is dying from a non-breed related disease)

poms are notorious for patella problems, which is jsut as debilitating as HD.

I wont get mine tested for things that do not pop up in the breed, i might as well test for CRC, even though there is NO collie blood in any of the lines!!!!!!!!

Id also not expect a crested to be checked for BSD.

[MissMonaro]

I would like to ask a really stoopid question here.

Is HD only hereditory or can it occur in dogs from well scored parents, which I think is the case? If so is it MORE prevelent in dogs that come from unscored dogs?

Yes HD can occur in dogs from well scored parents. Sometimes a gene that is carried recessively down the lines...meets another recessive gene and the problem appears.

However, I would believe that there is a lesser chance of getting a pup with HD from well scored parents...not impossible though.