kingfisher7151 Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Keeper's hips are acceptable! His littermate came up severely dysplastic at 6 months old, and they x-rayed the parents after that diagnosis to find that his dam was moderate. After those diagnoses, my heart just sank. I had very little hope of Keeper being even remotely normal. I put him on lots of fish oil, golden paste, partial raw, cartrophen and glucosamine injections, a strengthening and rehab program, everything I could think of. A good friend of ours is an agility trainer and I've had an awful itch to get him started. I decided to bite the bullet and get the radiographs done and prepared to be disappointed. What a surprise to find that they're ok! They're not great, but they're not awful! They'd probably OFA around fair for the right and borderline for the left, potentially very, very, very mild. I know most people wouldn't be happy about these results, but I'm ecstatic!! Time for our next adventures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 super good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yea! That'S great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Good news. What is golden paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Good news. What is golden paste?Turmeric. Currently in fashion as a panacea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 It may help, it may not. It's not going to hurt, at least. There's enough evidence for me to give it a go. He likes the taste at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekah Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's great news. Have you read this article yet? http://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/blog/the-10-most-important-things-to-know-about-canine-hip-dysplasia EDIT: Weird that that link wasn't working. Trying again!http://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/blog/the-10-most-important-things-to-know-about-canine-hip-dysplasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 That link isn't working, but I've probably read it! I did an embarrassing amount of research while preparing myself for the worst. Edit: Yes!! This was one of my "clutching to hope" articles! I was very conscientious about Keeper's activities as a youngster, and it pretty clearly payed off. He could have been pretty moderately dysplastic, I'm guessing, if I had let him do as much as he wanted to do as a pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekah Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I fixed the link. I'm not sure what went wrong there! I try not to completely change my opinion based on a handful of articles, but that one really made a solid case for environmental factors that I honestly hadn't paid much attention to in the past. Do you know what kind of flooring Keeper's litter was raised on? It's great that you feel you were able to mitigate those risk factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 His litter was raised on some sort of mat or rug, I don't know exactly what, but it had traction. They had access to linoleum for experience's sake, but they weren't raised on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I don't know if you've read Denise Wall's thoughts on hip dysplasia in the border collie, but it's an article that I always recommend to those interested in the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chene Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm really happy to hear this! You certainly deserved this break. Does this mean agility updates for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I sure hope so! I work in a CPA firm, so it'll likely happen after tax season. Our Colorado weather has its limits, most groups don't really start up until spring anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chene Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I look forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 I don't know if you've read Denise Wall's thoughts on hip dysplasia in the border collie, but it's an article that I always recommend to those interested in the subject. I don't know why I never read that article until now, but thank you for referring to it again. When was it written? And does anyone know if the DLS study was completed and any results from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 I don't know why I never read that article until now, but thank you for referring to it again. When was it written? And does anyone know if the DLS study was completed and any results from it?It was written a good while ago -- 12-15 years, probably. I know that the border collie DLS study that ABCA supported was not completed because the original design of the study called for working dogs to be used, and as the testing went forward, not enough working dogs with doubtful hips could be found to take part. The Principal Investigator told us that without a wide range of hips in the study subjects--from excellent to dysplastic--the study would not yield statistically significant results. He said we could proceed if we widened the study parameters to include non-working dogs, but by that time the DLS method had been studied in enough other breeds that it was evident it was a good predictor of DJD, so we did not proceed further. We do regard the DLS method as validated and reliable, but it requires specialized equipment and unfortunately is not available from most vets. Mark Billadeau was closely involved with that project, and I trust he will correct me if anything I've said is off the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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