The vets in my area only do the x-rays with anesthesia so I do the pre-lims and seldom re-do them. If I had a vet that would do the x-rays without anesthesia, then I would seriously consider doing them again at two years just to get on the ofa website database. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Zdrodowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Hip radiographs > Kathy - > > I started doing Prelims about 3 years ago when I was trying to decide if > I was going to keep a puppy I'd bred. Then last year I bought a Ruby > boy from California for breeding. He has heart clear grandparents back > on both sides to about 11 1/2 but I imposed a condition of sale that he > had to score "good" or better on his OFA Prelim. Luckily he did. Now I > do it routinely to decide if a dog or bitch will be used for breeding. > Everyone has stayed the same from Prelim to Final, except for one who > went from Good to Fair. This is the one who can jump on to the kitchen > counter from a standing position so I'm not worried about her! <G> She > was also evaluated at a time when OFA was having some trouble with their > Doctors and were making some changes internally. I never bothered to > have them done again for the 3rd time. I think most people will tell > you the results will stay the same, but I'd me curious to hear what they > say. My percentage is 86% stayed the same. I am also very fortunate > in that BOTH Vets I use for OFA's will do them without anesthesia if > they can, and I've only had to use it once. > > Diane Zdrodowski > Evanlake 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 2002 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 2002 by its original author.
