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Hips
Greetings:
I am going to have Queenie's hips xrayed when she goes to be spayed in a few weeks, because her mother was a Golden and she may also have some GSD in her, and she's big, and it's just a good idea. I noticed this weekend that she still does that puppy move of stretching her back legs out behind her like frogs' legs, when she's laying on the floor (she's about 1.5 years old). I was wondering if anyone knew if that was a good, neutral, or negative sign in terms of possible hip dysplasia -- in other words, would a dog who was dysplastic be unable to do that? It seems like it would take a bit of flexibility! --Catherine & Queenie the retriever mix & Zoe the cockerchow |
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diddy wrote in
: in thread : ceb whittled the following words: Greetings: I am going to have Queenie's hips xrayed I noticed this weekend that she still does that puppy move of stretching her back legs out behind her like frogs' legs, when she's laying on the floor (she's about 1.5 years old). Reka lays like that ALL the time. She has bad hip dysplasia. She's kept thin, exercized lots, and so far (4 years) pain has not reared it's ugly head. Danny also did that lots, and had OFA good hips, and never had hip issues. My vet says dogs that can do that have really really good hips, or really really bad hips. I have one each. Not sure if her observations are true. Good to know, thanks. I guess I'll just need to wait for the xrays. I'm sorry about Reka's hips, though. --Catherine & Zoe & Queenie |
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ceb said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
I noticed this weekend that she still does that puppy move of stretching her back legs out behind her like frogs' legs, when she's laying on the floor (she's about 1.5 years old). I was wondering if anyone knew if that was a good, neutral, or negative sign in terms of possible hip dysplasia -- in other words, would a dog who was dysplastic be unable to do that? It seems like it would take a bit of flexibility! I have only anecdotal evidence from a friend's Malinois. Background: my friend has trained his dogs in many dog sports, appears knowledgeable in most things dog, and all of his breeder-bought dogs are in the OFA registry. Anyway, his female Malinois lies down the way you describe. This dog has no hip dysplasia and, in fact, my friends points to this tendency as an indication that she has superb hips. Personally, I'd like to hear from others on the latter. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Rocky wrote in
: Anyway, his female Malinois lies down the way you describe. This dog has no hip dysplasia and, in fact, my friends points to this tendency as an indication that she has superb hips. Personally, I'd like to hear from others on the latter. Thanks, Matt. I hope your friend is right! --Catherine & Zoe & Queenie |
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Rocky wrote: ceb said in rec.pets.dogs.health: I have only anecdotal evidence from a friend's Malinois. Background: my friend has trained his dogs in many dog sports, appears knowledgeable in most things dog, and all of his breeder-bought dogs are in the OFA registry. Anyway, his female Malinois lies down the way you describe. This dog has no hip dysplasia and, in fact, my friends points to this tendency as an indication that she has superb hips. Personally, I'd like to hear from others on the latter. It's not a reliable indicator one way or the other. Cala does this and is OFA Good (verging on Excellent according to Dr. Keller). Viva doesn't and is OFA good. However, I've also heard that dogs who "frog" like this may have very loose joints and ill-fitting heads, so may be dysplastic which also makes sense. solution--do the xrays and depend on those not the way the dog lies down. |
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Robin Nuttall wrote in news:4dQNd.53888$IV5.19713
@attbi_s54: solution--do the xrays and depend on those not the way the dog lies down. Will do. I had just been wondering if it meant anything, that's all. Thanks for the info. --Catherine & Zoe & Queenie |
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Robin Nuttall said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
It's not a reliable indicator one way or the other. Cala does this and is OFA Good (verging on Excellent according to Dr. Keller). Viva doesn't and is OFA good. However, I've also heard that dogs who "frog" like this may have very loose joints and ill-fitting heads, so may be dysplastic which also makes sense. solution--do the xrays and depend on those not the way the dog lies down. I can't find his dog on the OFA website, but she was supposedly OFA Excellent. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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On 7 Feb 2005 23:42:39 GMT, Rocky wrote:
Robin wrote: However, I've also heard that dogs who "frog" like this may have very loose joints and ill-fitting heads, so may be dysplastic which also makes sense. solution--do the xrays and depend on those not the way the dog lies down. I can't find his dog on the OFA website, but she was supposedly OFA Excellent. Franklin doesn't frog, but he sleeps on his back with all 4 legs in different directions. He's OFA excellent. He's the incredible strechable guy. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Rocky wrote: Robin Nuttall said in rec.pets.dogs.health: It's not a reliable indicator one way or the other. Cala does this and is OFA Good (verging on Excellent according to Dr. Keller). Viva doesn't and is OFA good. However, I've also heard that dogs who "frog" like this may have very loose joints and ill-fitting heads, so may be dysplastic which also makes sense. solution--do the xrays and depend on those not the way the dog lies down. I can't find his dog on the OFA website, but she was supposedly OFA Excellent. If he's not on the OFA website, he's not OFA Excellent. Period. Now if you aren't sure of the dog's name, or part of name and can't find him it's one thing. But every dog registered with the OFA since 1974 is in the website database. Hence, if the dog is not there somebody's telling a tall tale. |
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Robin Nuttall said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
If he's not on the OFA website, he's not OFA Excellent. Period. What's the procedure? Could I get Rocky OFAed but choose to not have him listed since he's incapable of contributing to the gene pool? Now if you aren't sure of the dog's name, or part of name and can't find him it's one thing. I only know the dog's call name and approximate birth date (I've already checked the call name - it must not be part of the registered name). No where near enough information to leaf through all of the Malinois on the OFA site. Maybe you could start asking for call names as part of the information? I suppose that it wouldn't make any difference, though - if I was looking to buy or breed a dog, I'd obviously know the name of the kennel with which I was getting involved. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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