Our vet does an excellent hip xray without the use of anesthesia. They are in and out of there in five minutes or so. PennHip requires anesthesia for all procedures. Myra
>From: Liz Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] OFA v.s PennHip >Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:25:07 EDT > >In a message dated 4/6/2002 9:39:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > The reason I do a prelim is so that I don't > > invest a large amount of time and money finishing a dog who will then >fail > > his OFA. > >Myra, I applaude you for doing a prelim early and for a very sound reason. >Why bother to run on a dog that is not hip healthy. But may I ask, as I am >getting ready to do my own puppies prelims, if you want early info on this >disease why did you choose to go with OFA rather than PennHip which, I >understand, is supposed to give more accurate readings on youngers? I have >always waited until my dogs were 2 years old then OFAed them. I have no >experience with PennHip. But I am alawys looking for better methods. Thanks >for your input. >Liz Gordon >Merrychase > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ========================================================= "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.
