[Dailydrool] Hip dysplasia in Bassets

[Molly Thompson via Dailydrool]

Thanks Bev. I hadn't thought of pano.
My vet has a part basset, but that doesn't mean she knows alot about the 
breed.
Thanks again.

On 8/24/2015 2:11 PM, Beverly Szaton via Dailydrool wrote:
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> Basset xrays are unlike anything a Vet unfamiliar with the breed has 
> seen. They all appear to have luxated patellas, hip dyplasia and god 
> knows what else.
> Please find a Vet familiar with the breed before you are stampeded 
> into doing anything radical. I am not saying she doesn't have 
> dysplasia. Obviously this is well beyond my very limited scope. But in 
> 30-40 years of having Bassets I have learned that a Vet who knows the 
> breed is as necessary as the right food and the love you give.
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> I have had a Veterinarian at a major University Vet school tell me 
> that my puppy was "a mess". It was in his chart and they were speaking 
> orthopedically.
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> So venture forth with caution. Certainly you have to investigate to 
> see why she is having pain. Rule out neck and back and uneven bone 
> growth as well as pano before you leap for surgery.I have been through 
> this.
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