PennHip Scoring

Vets have been specially trained to offer this type of hip scoring, and happily, Dr Brendan Gammeter at the Hawera clinic completed his training in early 2016. It involves taking x-rays of the hip joints and submitting them for evaluation.

Potential breeders of dogs take advantage of this service to ensure that only dogs unaffected with hip dysplasia are used for breeding- ultimately resulting in decreasing the incidence of this debilitating disease.
 
Of course, this facility isn’t just for breeders. It’s also useful to predict if a dog is likely to go on to develop arthritis in the hip joint. This allows us to put preventative management strategies in place to minimise the impact of the disease.
 
PennHip scoring is done solely at the Hawera branch - if you want to know if this is something you should consider doing. Please get in touch.