This is especially important if your dog has clinical
signs of hip dysplasia like reluctance to jump, bunny hopping gait behind at speed (both hind legs moving forward together), soreness or stiffness after exercise, a «wobbly» hind limb gait, poor muscle mass development behind compared to its forequarter, difficulty getting up, placing extra body weight on its fore limbs with a hunched back, a clicking sound when it walks, or reluctance to allow you to pet near its hips.
Radiographs can be instrumental in finding genetic issues
like hip dysplasia, but they also can detect problems
like osteoarthritis, sometimes even before you or your veterinarian can see the
signs of it in your dog.