I meant to say the xray on the right. I would ask my vet to reshoot that xray. Myra
>From: Myra Savant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] HD >Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:13:24 +0000 > >Okay. I'll bite. I would say that the hips on the left would be OFA good, >and the dysplastic hips would be either mild or moderately dysplastic. >However, I have an issue with the xray on the right because the dog isn't >lined up the way he should be in order to see the bony structures >correctly. > The xray on the left is well-alligned. If I saw an xray like the one on >the left, I would ask my vet to re-shoot it. Myra > > >>From: Laura Trunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] HD >>Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 23:30:55 -0400 >> >> > I'm confused as to how 3 radiologists reading an xray submitted to OFA >>is >> > more subjective than having one cardiologist listen to a dog's heart >>and >> > ruling out MVD. >> >>In my 22 years of fully testing, I have to admit I have found OFA to be >>the >>least subjective in evaluating for HD as compared to various vets for >>patellar luxation, various ophthalmologists for eye problems and various >>cardiologists for MVD. Except for the years late 1999 to early 2001, the >>evaluation my vet and I have done on the xrays has always matched OFA's >>evaluation--no surprises at all. The others, especially >>opththalmologists, >>can vary tremendously in their opinion. >> >>On the Premier Site I have pictures of two xrays of two different >>Cavaliers. >>The site URL is www.premiercavaliersite.net . Click on Health, then on >>Hips. >> >>OFA uses Fair, Good and Excellent as grading categories for hips that do >>not >>show any signs of hip dysplasia. I would be interested in knowing what >>some >>of you would rate the hips shown in the xray on the left. >> >>OFA uses Mild, Moderate and Severe as grading categories for hips that DO >>show signs of HD. So how about the hips shown in the xray on the >>right--what would some of you rate the hips in that one? >> >>Anyone willing to make an attempt? >> >>Laura Lang >>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 2002 by its original author. > > > > >Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >========================================================= >"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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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.
