<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><span>Hello basset lovers</span><br><span>I have a 6 month old female basset pup Selina. Got her from a breeder in Georgia. Dayna from Harmony hounds, anyone familiar with this breeder?</span></div><div>I have her on a slow growing low protein raw diet. <br><span>Selina just got spade, during the visit western vet checked her hips and ears. Found a yeast ingestion in one ear, we are treating that with a cream in the ear and I'm giving Selina a candida nosode. That's a homeopathic remedy, i've taken it a few times my self and it worked in a few days. I suspect she got that from the parvovirus vaccine. I clean her ears every week. The vet then said something suspect and disturbing. She said she checked Selinas hips and knees and they were loose, then she said she is pretty sure this dog has hip dysplasia and suggested xrays now or wait until she is one. I had a chat with Dayna her breeder and Dayna said:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 35, 163);">Quote</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Most all bassets have loose hips as pups</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">Your vet is dead wrong about the x-rays at one year - OFFA (Orthopedic</span><br><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Foundation For Animals) require any dog to be AT LEAST 2 years old </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>before <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">they will accept x-rays to determine is a dog (any breed of dog) is</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>dysplastic. And then you get a team of doctors evaluating hips and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">elbows</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-so it's not just one doctor's opinion. And that vet who takes the x- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">rays</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>must be certified to take OFFA x-rays - not all vets are. Be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">careful -</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>x-rays are an easy way for vets to make oodles of money.....I don't </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>even <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">x-ray dogs anymore before they turn 2 - it's a waste of my money and </span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>padding <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">for vet wallets..... I have learned the expensive way.</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Was your pup having any issues with walking? If not - that would </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>definitely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">send up a red flag.</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>You may want to mention to your vet that our dogs are certified with </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>OFFA <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">and ask that vet if he/she is certified to take OFFA x-rays. But </span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>other than <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">that conversation - unless your pup has issues after the age of 2 - </span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>don't <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">x-ray - bassets do not have normal hips, elbows, knees - they are not</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>supposed to ........... they are DWARFS. Most common vets will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">confuse that</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and have you freaked out that your dog is deformed. OFFA vets are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">trained</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to look at those x-rays and they have a reason for waiting until the </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>pup is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.289062); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.222656); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.222656); ">at least 2 - you can't tell anything definite until then......</span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 80, 1);">End Qote</span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Selina has had a few issues with limping. The first time we noticed it was after she was attacked by a golden retriever (she was on lead). I quickly picked her up. The next day she was limping. I had a massage therapist work in her, after just one session the limp was gone. </div><div>Then I stupidly took her on very long walks and it came back, massage again and no limp. </div><div>She has been limp free for a month. I've only had her 2.5 months. </div><div>I read about Pano. </div><div>So this is my first basset hound. I had three mutts in the past, I raw feed, I treat hiplistically and I'm a stay at home mom so dog is never left alone. </div><div>I know about crate training. Selina still has accidents in the house but I do understand it's my fault. I know they can take up to 9 or more months to potty train. </div><div>Any advice is welcome. </div><div>We have a 16 month old baby, dog and baby are perfect together!! </div><div>Marica </div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 80, 1);"> </span></div></blockquote></span></div><div></div></body></html>