Bear went in for an x-ray of his hips and elboes. This is done to try to predict if there is any chance of hip displaysia or any other factor that would make it difficult for Bear to perform his skills as a service dog. It would be very unfair to have him working while in pain.
One of the other puppy raisers took him in because the test done at her vet's office is $200 cheaper than at mine - interesting.
They started out by sedating Bear. They need to position his body and also have him lie still. The vet actually took many, many x-rays. Many more than he needed for our tests. They said they had a very difficult time getting him in the position that he needed to be in so the x-rays would be clear. His body just would not adjust properly. After taking many x-rays to find out why - they did not find anything that would make them suspect problems.
So Bear was cleared!!
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