Staranais Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Interesting, I wonder what they saw on the rads to make them suspect a higher risk of hip dysplasia (from the wording, they're presumably not seeing degenerative changes?) I'd personally send the rads off for a formal assessment, if it didn't cost much more. Did your friend ask the vet if in their opinion the hip pathology could be causing the clinical signs? Will be interesting to hear what the chiro says, & if they can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 I will have to find out more details in terms of sending the rads of for assessment. All I know is, the vet said, there are no signs of arthiritis, but the dog will most likely develop HD soon, even though he is only around 1.5. My friend said the vet didn't really seem confident..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 send them off to Dr Wyburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 send them off to Dr Wyburn Who is that? How do we go about it? What are we looking at in terms of costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D & D Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 send them off to Dr Wyburn Who is that? How do we go about it? What are we looking at in terms of costs? Email [email protected] They will send back a breed-specific/dog/specific form to fill out. Can't remember how much mine cost? Around $100-$150 maybe (my vet sent them off and it was all in one bill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You should be able to send them through the vet they were done at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 wow aweful lot of money for an airy fairy report like that. He may have not perfect hips but that does not mean he will develop symptoms. It depends on the dog, my dog has virtually no hip sockets and still gets about fine now we've worked out whats right for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Pics of scans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 Nobody good with x-rays lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Nobody good with x-rays lol? No offence, but anyone who claimed to be able to reliably read borderline hip dysplasia on such low resolution radiographs would be telling you a tall one! :p Not to mention that reading rads reliably requires lots of regular practice. We've only started reading rads last year at uni, and although some things are easy to spot, it's surprising how often the entire class manages to miss little things that the specialist can see or has noticed (mind you, she's amazing, but even so). Best to send them off to a vet who does it all the time and has their eye in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 For hip x-rays you need to take the dog to a vet who specialises in hip dysplasia and is experienced in positioning the dog. The radiographs should then be sent off to a specialist to be scored, the majority are sent to Dr. Wyburn in W.A. I can get my dogs x-rayed by an experienced vet and then scored by Dr Wyburn for much less than $480.00. That report is essentially useless in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah the reports are being sent off. So will update as to how we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmar Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Hi everyone,My friend has an Amstaff, he is about 1.5 years old. He is a very active dog and has been exercised regularly. Last Sunday, some friends and I took our dogs to the dog park. When we left, the Amstaff was reluctant to jump in the car (we thought nothing of it, thought it was behavioural). He would yelp/whine when getting up later that night, but was fine the next day. Yesterday, we took him to the park again. He was again reluctant to jump in the car. Last night, he was reluctant to climb a short set of stairs (maybe 3-4 steps), he would cry/yelp/whine when getting up. This morning he appeared to be in pain still. Could this be a short term problem, such as a strained muscle? Or is it more serious? We took him to the Vet for an initial visit, no broken bones, no obvious muscle damage. Could it be hip dysplasia? This is the first time he has shown any symptoms of pain and they have been in the last week, he seemed fine during the week, only after hard exercise did he show symptoms. For those of you who have been on the same boat, what is the advised process from here? Do we wait and see or do we start testing for hip dysplasia and similar problems? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. My first thought was ACL as I read this. Without seeing the dog, it is really difficult, but if the dog is in pain - and it sounds like it - there is no reason to delay a vet visit. You need to get a diagnose, then you can check out what options are available. Dagmar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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