BackInBlack

eeeeeeeeeeek. I just dropped Ziris off to get her hip x-rays done. She is 11 months old, but I am going to make sure that everything is good before I really start doing any jumps or anything like that with her. Once she turns two I will do it again for OFA.

I wasn't worried about it at all, but now that she is there, I am! Silly huh.

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Lexus

Awwwh She'll be fine. When do you pick her up?

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BackInBlack

Sometime between 3 and 5. They sedated her so that she will relax her muscles and they can get a good x ray.

Crossing fingers for great hips

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Lexus

Fingers... toes... legs... heck I'll even braid my hair for ya

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velmadobe

How funny is that? Louise is in getting her OFA xrays today! Along with liver kidney panel and another thyroid panel. Poor baby is starving as I got home from the show too late last night to give her dinner - good thing she stole all that chicken from my daughter yesterday :-0

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Bilclarie

You do Hip scores young in the states in Europe it's around 16/18 month's old
when bone growth has stopped.



Maureen

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velmadobe

BIB is doing preliminary x-rays, my bitch is 2 1/2. You can't get x-rays rated by OFA till they are over 2 years old.

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CH Cha-Rish A Moment Like This RN WAC CGC "Louise"
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Andrea

All fingers and paws are crossed!!
Good luck BIB and velmadobe!

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K9Jarko

OFA actually does rate hips and elbows prior to two years old, as I have had it done twice. They will issue you a preliminary report and give you a rating. What they won't give you until at least 2 years old is an OFA number - the X-Rays must be repeated to obtain an OFA number after the dog turns two.

BackInBlack

Her hips are awesome! The vet said she had the nicest hips she has seen in a long time. She took me back and showed me the x-rays (they do them electronically) and they look great. They are going to send them to OFA, so we will see what they rate her.

Im so happy that is over with and I know all is well so far.

She also got a fecal done, and HW test, Blood Cell Count, and Blood Chemisty (kidney, liver, pancreas, and proteins), as well as a urinalysis. All came back good!

Oh yes, and the vet wrote on her "comments" section that Ziris was a very sweet and energetic patient. haha. Im sure she was loving on all of them.

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