Hopefully all is well with your girl.....I will, however, tell you about a bitch I had many years ago who was OFA good H&E, and started limping at about four years old. She ended up having autoimmune myocytis. Luckily, I had not bred her. Cyndi Flautt Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Pam Brink" <pamb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:32:55 To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Irritated with the OFA Thanks so much for all your comments. As a bit of a follow up to several questions: She did have a fully set of X-rays of the spine as well as hips and legs. No abnormalities in the X-rays, no arthritic changes, cartilage looks good etc etc. In addition, she was quite able to leap up on the vet's table for her examination without any help at all. I think this dog is pushing my buttons and telling me little stories. I am glad there is nothing wrong with her. I was pleased to see the statistics Melissa quoted on how many disagree/agree on their readings. And these are all supposed to be board certified canine orthopedists with a radiology background. Sigh. And all these years I based all my breeding decisions on their ratings. Thanks for letting me rant. Pam Brink http://clubweb.interbaun.com/~pamb/index.php ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================