I certainly would not submit my dogs to a GA just for non professionals to look at - and as previously stated hips are X-rayed under GA in the UK Incidentally I have never had a case of HD diagnosed yet in 25 years - does that mean I don't need to test any more??? Maybe not because as sure as eggs are eggs it would turn up and bite me on the butt! When you can have a simple thing like a bite surprise you after 6 generations of good bites on both sides of a pedigree an undershot crops up - what price geno/pheno types! That's Cavaliers for you! VBG
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Another question > > As both Jeanie and Dianne have said and I agree with them we have to work > > with what we have > > > If this were the case where I lived, I would have my vet xray the hips > anyway, without sedation or anesthesia, and between the vet and me and > especially a third knowledgeable stranger, evaluate those hips as > objectively as possible--this is where the 3rd person comes in. No doubt > being able to figure out if a dog has hip dysplasia or not is not rocket > science except in borderline cases. The biggest benefit to BVA/OFA is > having an objective opinion in those borderline cases. Although I think I > am fairly good at evaluting hips, I know I would probably be more objective > with dogs who are not my own as it is human nature to focus on the good over > the bad--especially in your own *family*--even when one tries hard to stay > objective. It is very much subconscious and almost impossible to control. > > 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. ========================================================= "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.
