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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  This is the form that accompanies the X-rays. I thought X-rays were involved in patellas and Tina confirmed it for me. I, also, just called my vet and he confirmed that OFA'ing patellas do require X-rays to certify.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
If you look at the apps, hips, elbows and legg-calve-perthes all require x-rays. The application for knees does not. I was at a clinic where they were clearing knees and it was just a manual exam but maybe it has changed, that was about 2.5 yrs ago so I could be behind the times. Either way they are pretty easy to detect via a physical exam so personally I would err on the safe side and would not breed anything with loose knees at breeding age. I am extra paranoid as my dogs do agility and obedience so knee stability is a huge concern for me.