Then I would question the final determination...... unless the hips are ma de of titanium, they would have to respond physically to daily subluxation......I do not believe that an animal could go through daily lif e for two years and not show some response to the femoral head sliding in and out of the acetabulum. I have had many Vets question the evaluations that the OFA does..... it's sort of like judging dogs.....there is a written standard for all to judge by but we all have different opinions. ----- Original Message ----- From: barbara17236@xxxxxxx To: bedkar@xxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2011 9:23:07 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ofa quote virginia/anesthesia "remodeling of the femoral head and acetabulum and thickening of the femoral neck"   Not always true. I know of several GSDs who had subluxation checked and nothing else.  Barb H - PA -----Original Message----- From: bedkar <bedkar@xxxxx> To: sanderhaus <sanderhaus@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ann Mariano <brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx>; Showgsd-l <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, Mar 5, 2011 10:52 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ofa quote virginia/anesthesia If relaxation were the only indication I might agree with you but...... any dog with laxity would also have physical changes in the skeletal anatomy....remodeling of the femoral head and acetabulum and thickening of the femoral neck. Also, the depth of the acetabulum cannot be changed with anesthesia. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl & Sue" < sanderhaus@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: "Ann Mariano" < brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx >, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2011 5:41:49 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ofa quote virginia/anesthesia what they mean is the ones who pass w/o relaxation maybe should "not" have passed. susan www.sander-haus.com < http://www.sander-haus.com/ > Sander-Haus German Shepherd Dogs Quality West German & other European Bloodlines Members of the GSDCA, GSDCA-WDA, SV of Germany Selectively breeding not mass producing! From: Ann Mariano [ mailto:brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx ] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 8:03 AM To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; sanderhaus@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] ofa quote virginia/anesthesia ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================