> Many cavaliers have varying degrees of hip dysplasia and it's not evident > by just watching the dog move or standing unless it's a severe case. If it > was.....we wouldn't need to OFA.........and even with that, most cavaliers > cope quite well with their structural defect never having a > problem............in my opinion. :-)
I used to believe that, but I don't anymore. Common sense tells me that if the acetabulem and femoral head starts to wear away, something has to be not quite right in the movement to enable that wearing to happen! The problem may be subtle, but it will be there. Laura Trunk Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
