[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Taking OFA xrays with a bitch in season
- From: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:36:32 -0400
Here's the link to the OFA website where I found this info.
http://www.offa.org/hdedfollowup.html
This is exactly what I was told by a vet. You can not keep resubmitting
films to change the numbers or try to get the numbers after an animal
was evaluated as being dysplastic. Think about the consequences of
allowing this... If you don't think there are people out there who
would take a dog to a vet knowing it has good hips or elbows and try to
pass it off as one who was previously evaluated as having
dysplastic hips or elbows, think again. Unless the dog has a tattoo or
is microchipped, what is there to stop this from happening?
If the x-rays were of poor quality or the positioning of the dog was
incorrect, of course new films can be resubmitted. In this case, the
dog would *not* have received its numbers. The films are screened when
they come in to make sure they are of diagnostic quality. If they are
not, the films are returned and a letter written to the referring Vet
stating that the x-rays need to be repeated. At this time, the dog is
assigned an application number. All this is explained on the OFA
website: http://www.offa.org/hipproc.html
Recently, one of my dogs OFA films were shot by one of the best vets in
the state. He told me my dog's elbows were perfect, yet the OFA *final*
report came back DJD1 in one elbow. I wanted to take some new films and
resubmit to see if that elbow would pass. I was told this was *not*
allowed. A "Follow-up" report could be done, but his elbows could never
be evaluated again in hopes of getting an OFA number.
Bonnie, et al, please don't take my word for this... I just posted what
I read and what I've been told. Contact the OFA and/or your vet.
Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member
Allemande German Shepherd Dogs
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam
----- Original Message -----
From: <BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:17 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Taking OFA xrays with a bitch in season
Then things must have changed recently because I have gotten about 15
replies in private so far & all are saying they have resubmitted
bitches after
seasons and gotten better results. Which OFA web page did you get this
info off
of? I would like to go their and learn more but I can't seem to find
it.
I will recommend that my friend that she take her girl in for her xrays
in
between seasons and submit the xrays to OVC then.
Thanks for the info,
Bonnie Jenkins
In a message dated 9/27/2008 8:37:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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After a dog is 2 years old, you can *not* resubmit x-rays in order to
change an OFA rating. Films can be resubmitted for "Follow-up"
studies.
These follow-ups are read by only one Radiologist instead of three.
The report sent back will indicate this was a follow-up study, but the
original OFA rating will not be changed in any way. Here's what it
says
about this on the OFA website:
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The results from these “Follow-Up Studies� will not alter or risk
the
earlier official OFA consensus reading on which the animal may have
received a hip/elbow number.
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