Lucy
Giant Schnauzer
Some Stuff about Lucy
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AKC Pedigree
A pedigree provides you with information you might not have otherwise known. An online view of information about every dog in the pedigree, to include name, registration number, colors and markings, competition titles and any related health information.
Hip Dysplasia Examination
Radiographs of animals 24 months of age or older are independently evaluated by three randomly selected, board-certified veterinary radiologists from a pool of 20 to 25 consulting radiologists throughout the USA in private practice and academia. Each radiologist evaluates the animal’s hip status considering the breed, sex, and age. There are approximately 9 different anatomic areas of the hip that are evaluated.
Testing for Hip Dysplasia
Canine Hip Dysplasia afflicts millions of dogs each year and can result in debilitating orthopedic disease of the hip. Many dogs will suffer from osteoarthritis, pain, and lameness, costing owners and breeders millions of dollars in veterinary care, shortened work longevity, and reduced performance.
Hip dysplasia is a disease of complex inheritance, meaning it is caused by many genes and its expression can be affected by multiple non-genetic factors.
oday, the general veterinary consensus is that hip dysplasia is a heritable disease manifested as hip joint laxity that leads to the development of Osteoarthritis.
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Elbow Dysplasia Examination
Elbow dysplasia is a general term used to identify an inherited polygenic disease in the elbow. Three specific etiologies make up this disease and they can occur independently or in conjunction with one another. These etiologies include:
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Pathology involving the medial coronoid of the ulna (FCP)
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Osteochondritis of the medial humeral condyle in the elbow joint (OCD)
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Ununited anconeal process (UAP)
Degenerative Myelopathy Examination
Degenerative Myelopathy is a debilitating disease that causes gradual paralysis in many dog breeds. It is caused by a degeneration of the spinal cord that onsets typically between 8 and 14 years of age. It presents first with the loss of coordination of the hind legs. It will typically worsen over six months to a year, resulting in paralysis of the hind legs. If signs progress for a longer period of time, loss of urinary and fecal continence may occur and eventually, weakness will develop in the front limbs. An important feature of Degenerative Myelopathy is that it is not a painful disease.
