- Location
- Fife, Scotland
So I don’t think I’ve actually ever mentioned this, but last year in June, Oreo got her hips X-rayed (a requirement for breeding). However, the vet nurse came back and said she had a great deal of trouble getting her straight and that she thinks her spine is curved.
Obviously this caused me to worry A LOT. She has never shown any signs of pain or anything like that, so I was happy in that sense. It was always in the back of my mind though. The x-rays were sent off to the OFA board to be scored and came back as “mild hip dysplasia” - again, a worry and meaning we would not be able to breed her!
We decided to get her hips tested again when she turned 2 years old. Unfortunately due to lockdown and the vets being “emergencies only” for the first half of the year, we have only just now had her hips redone. We decided to get a specialist opinion as the curved spine was a huge worry for both me and my boss, so thought a specialist opinion was certainly worth the additional money.
Off we trundled this morning to the vets. Oreo was most unhappy at not getting her morning gravy bone or her breakfast!
The vet took her inside and got on with the job. 2 HOURS LATER (a very anxious 2 hours I must say!), they phoned and said that her spine was absolutely fine and her hips looked good, with no signs of dysplasia. He said there is slightly less coverage on her left side but certainly nothing to worry about and it’s very minimal. I was SO relieved when he told us this!! He said we should get better results from the OFA this time, so fingers crossed
Oreo has been very sleeping and a bit wobbly today but is quite happily sleeping it off and being very snuggly
And now we wait for OFA results to determine whether she can be bred from! This can take 4-6 weeks so an anxious wait
Obviously this caused me to worry A LOT. She has never shown any signs of pain or anything like that, so I was happy in that sense. It was always in the back of my mind though. The x-rays were sent off to the OFA board to be scored and came back as “mild hip dysplasia” - again, a worry and meaning we would not be able to breed her!
We decided to get her hips tested again when she turned 2 years old. Unfortunately due to lockdown and the vets being “emergencies only” for the first half of the year, we have only just now had her hips redone. We decided to get a specialist opinion as the curved spine was a huge worry for both me and my boss, so thought a specialist opinion was certainly worth the additional money.
Off we trundled this morning to the vets. Oreo was most unhappy at not getting her morning gravy bone or her breakfast!
The vet took her inside and got on with the job. 2 HOURS LATER (a very anxious 2 hours I must say!), they phoned and said that her spine was absolutely fine and her hips looked good, with no signs of dysplasia. He said there is slightly less coverage on her left side but certainly nothing to worry about and it’s very minimal. I was SO relieved when he told us this!! He said we should get better results from the OFA this time, so fingers crossed
Oreo has been very sleeping and a bit wobbly today but is quite happily sleeping it off and being very snuggly
And now we wait for OFA results to determine whether she can be bred from! This can take 4-6 weeks so an anxious wait
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