Sentences with phrase «if dysplastic»

No one can predict when or even if a dysplastic dog will start showing clinical signs of lameness due to pain.

Not exact matches

If the dog is older than two, they report that the dog is either dysplastic or not and, if not, how it rates in comparison with other dogs of its breeIf the dog is older than two, they report that the dog is either dysplastic or not and, if not, how it rates in comparison with other dogs of its breeif not, how it rates in comparison with other dogs of its breed.

If you look at the hip dysplasia statistics of the Orthopedic Foundation of America, hip X-rays of 4000 Flat - Coats were evaluated and only 4 % were dysplastic, which would be a good rate for this size dog — except that the true rate is higher because most of the obviously bad X-rays were not sent in for official evaluation.

If the parent dogs are dysplastic then it can invariably lead to puppies with the same problem.

If they are rated dysplastic, please spay your bitch as soon as possible and discuss this diagnosis with your vet.

Since there are so many genes involved in polygenic traits such as HD, some few dogs with what we call a normal genotype (very few defective genes as evidenced by progeny results, for example) can be «forced» into dysplastic phenotypes if they are overfed and mineral - supplemented during their fast growth period.

Dr. Donald Patterson, chairman of Medical Genetics at University of PA School of Veterinary Medicine, states that some dogs with radiographically normal hips but a large number of hidden dysplasia - producing genes, if mated together, will produce at least some dysplastic offspring.

The breeder then went on to tell the puppy owner that if the puppy is dysplastic it's probably because the owner keeps him in a crate for a few hours two days a week.

According to current research, the best way to prevent hip dysplasia is to screen dogs and remove them from the breeding population if they have radiographic evidence of dysplastic hips.

What if someone's puppy proves deaf, dysplastic, epileptic, what will you do?

Note that this might be an overly rosy assessment because of incomplete, biased data; if bad scores are not submitted, the fraction of dysplastic offspring will be an underestimate.

If there is a conspicuous absence among those relatives, it might indicate a dysplastic dog and should be questioned.

Even more importantly, there is the greater number that were adjudged «normal» at two years but later developed DJD or, if not re-radiographed, produced an unacceptably high percentage of dysplastic descendants.

You take him to the Vet to see if he is dysplastic or a has a problem with his spinal cord or elbows or even the starting of hip displacement.

If poor x-rays are sent to the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) a perfectly healthy and genetically strong dog could be classified «moderately» dysplastic.

Many dysplastic dogs are overweight, so a reducing diet is in order if the dog's weight is causing undue pressure on his hips.

You can think of an index of 0.4 as being «40 % out of the socket» if you want to oversimplify the picture, since the readings runs from a hypothetical 0 (zero would mean no ability to move in the socket) to a full luxation of 100 % out of the socket, or DI of 1.0 (and of course in the worst cases, the number can be over one, but those dogs will have bad bone changes, too, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see they are dysplastic).

For example; if an attending veterinarian determines a dog to be dysplastic, by either method, the radiograph (s) may not be submitted to save the owner money.

It does not help all dysplastic dogs and if it does, it takes several weeks before you can expect any results.

28 % of the Berners whose hip X-rays are submitted are rated as dysplastic, but in reality the overall incidence in the breed is probably considerably higher, since many owners do not submit the X-rays if dysplasia is suspected.

Conversely, if a dog with tight sockets is radiographed without rotating the femurs sufficiently, the femoral neck may appear shortened and at a valgus angle, both of which may cause some less - experienced vets to give a dysplastic diagnosis to a «normal» set of hips.