Al vind ik het stuk waar gesproken wordt dat niemand iets gezien heeft erg vreemd. Naar mijn maatstaven loopt de hond op de video nl echt niet goed. Ook op de foto zie ik er wat aan...
FB link
I wanted to share some devastating news I received today when I took my 16 month old female in to get her hips/elbows Xrayed. I had plans to breed her next fall.
Izzy was an import from Germany from champion bloodlines. Both parents hips/elbows are good. No dysplasia in her lines. I purchased her, first and foremost, for a pet. But also to be my breeding female, if and when, all health clearances were good.
She moves beautifully, never lame a day in her life. No pain, limping, fast as a whip when chasing her tennis balls. Never so much as a whimper of being uncomfortable. No telltale signs of any issues. Boy was I about to get a shock.
The judge at the Sieger Show this past month, liked her enough, to feel she deserved 3rd place out of 11 in her class. And the week before, she took 1st in another show. The judges noted how nicely she gated and her perfect confirmation.
Fast forward to today. I find out that she has severe hip dysplasia, the worst the vet has ever seen. This is an area that she specializes in. (She’s also a breeder of GSDs)
I’m writing this post to those of you that feel health testing, such as X-rays, aren’t important. If I would’ve decided to breed her because she moved beautifully, looked beautiful and acted fine, without getting those X-rays done, it could’ve reeked havoc on those puppies and her. Or just because your vet says you have a healthy dog and should be ok to breed. Until you have the X-rays done, you DON’T know what’s lurking inside!! The whole point being, you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Thank god I was doing the responsible thing beforehand. She will now be spayed ASAP so their aren’t any oops litters. Then she’ll be seen by an orthopedic surgeon for the next step as she’ll need a complete hip replacement on the right side and FHO surgery on the left. Thanks for letting me vent.
..... arme ding
Triest..
