What is PennHip?

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

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Here Muse and Bonny go to the Vet for their PennHip evaluations.

© Shannon Ford 2009

	Muse and Bonny's PennHIP  Appointment    We are at the Airdrie Animal Clinic Where Dr. Neil Embleton will take the PennHIP X-Rays.  PennHIP is a relatively new method of hip evaluation.  PennHIP  evaluates hips in a different manner than OFA (the most common evaluation method used in North America  is with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals).  PennHIP costs more money than an OFA, but dogs can be evaluated at a younger age. Penn Hip Information can be viewed at http://www.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip As of November, 2001,  there have been 56 Griffons evaluated with PennHip, and the Median Distraction Index for the breed is .41
OFA and PennHIP View Below:  Muse has an "OFA" View taken of her hips, The dog's legs are extended and parallel
PennHIP Views Below:  The Compression and Distraction Views  The dog's hips are compressed into the sockets in one view And in the other view the hips are pulled away from the sockets The two measurements are calculated to provide the Distraction Index
PennHIP provides a written evaluation which includes   the total number of Griffons rated, and the median DI for the breed the individual dog's name, identification, registration, weight, age the dog's Distraction Index for each hip an assessment of any Degenerative Joint Disease an assessment of any Cavitation note of any other findings a Laxity Profile Rating  (Percentile)