RE: [pyrnet] Hip certification procedure

["Robyn Allwright" <theashes@earthlink.net>]

We've had three Pyrs OFA'd, two while they were anesthetised and one just
being held.  The first two were done under anesthesia because that was the
way the vet performed these x-rays.  For our third, we went to a vet that
specialised in performing the procedure without anesthetic.  (I would use
this vet again, if they weren't so hard to get an appointment with!)  In
all cases, the x-rays taken were quite adequate for OFA readings.  Vets do
need to be mindfull of the amount of anesthetic they give the dog -- enough
to put the dog under, not by weight of the dog.

Robyn Allwright
Ziffany Pyrs & TMs
www.picassosdog.com