“Alya” of Lake View Coons
Heart Echo & Hip X-Ray Results
NOTE: Alya’s OFA preliminary hip grading results came back showing mild laxity, but thankfully NO femoral head/neck remodeling, NO osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease, and NO shallow acetabula. To increase the accuracy of a correct diagnosis, OFA recommends to repeat the radiographs after 24 months of age. This allows the radiologist to compare the initial film with the most recent film over a given time period and assess for progressive arthritic changes that would be expected if the cat was truly dysplastic. Most cats with this grade show no change in hip conformation over time and receive a normal hip rating; usually a fair hip phenotype. Because we would like to ensure the mild laxity seen with the preliminary results is NOT progressive in nature, with Alya we will repeat hip grading, as suggested by OFA, after 24 months of age.