$400 vet visit later...

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• Sangmort

  May 2009 edited November -1

  YAY! Congrats to you & Ichi, what a HUGE sigh of relief!
  
  
  
  Looks like you're going to have a big man on your hands ~
• StaticNfuzz

  May 2009 edited May 2009

  That's great his prelims are clear! Monitoring over the years will help you out based on the early reports. I know if one decides to go for agility the decent clubs will require proof of clearance after the plates close 18 months or so.
  
  Yeah, even dogs from "reputable" breeders it is so important to know where things fail or progress over time. There are some lines in some dog breeds where the HD is late on set. Meaning problems can set in at 6 yrs or so. There are some folks (breeders) that only do prelims before breeding and never take a second look or have penn hip report at 24 months and again never take a look over the life of the dog. It's such a shame that more breed clubs do not encourage monitoring for longer time frames.
  
  So glad your pup is in the clear to begin with : )
  Snf
• the_november_rain

  May 2009 edited November -1

  That is great news!
• Kenshi

  May 2009 edited November -1

  So you took Ichi to the vet to get proactively x-rayed to check for potential LP?
  
  Nine months is a good time to do this?
  
  /me taking notes...
• CrimsonO2

  May 2009 edited November -1

  Hey Cliff,
  Even my own vet was wondering why I wanted to do this pro-active x-ray and what prompted me to do so. Well, under some intense heat during the day, I'll sometimes see Ichi favor one side of his gait (maybe growing pains) during our poop walks and I've felt his shoulders "pop" sometimes when he lunges to get up on the couch. I remembered a fellow forumite (Nochi's owner) describe this as a symptom for their dog having LP. I knew I wanted to get Ichi cleared for HD so I figured I might as well get x-rays for LP while he's under.
  
  Well my vet told me that if Ichi had HD and could be seen in his x-rays at 9 months, it is the best time to get corrective surgery done before he reaches 12 months for him to have the best chance at a full recovery.
  
  My vet explained to me what she saw in the x-rays and that Ichi had good symmetry, good formation and she saw exactly what she expected out of a healthy dog.
  
  If you just search for "Luxating Patella" in comments for this forum, you'll see numerous forumite's stories whose nihonken were diagnosed with LP at various stages.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
  Jesse
• tsukitsune

  May 2009 edited November -1

  Great news about Ichi! Way to be pro-active, Jesse! It pays to have that peace of mind!
• KFontaine04

  May 2009 edited November -1

  Great News Jesse and Ichi! It is a huge relief when you find out everything is okay, even if it costs you!
  
  My vet suggested re-doing Sake's x-rays when she is around 2.5 years old.
• sunyata

  May 2009 edited November -1

  Great news! And I had never thought to have proactive x-rays done. That is definitely a great idea.
• ShikokuSpirit

  May 2009 edited November -1

  Phew! I'm glad he is in the clear. You totally had me at a scare with the subject of this thread.
• Saya

  May 2009 edited November -1

  I'm glad everything is ok seeing this thread I'll have to remember to do this for my shiba too just to be on the safe side.