[cameater]

Hello: I am the owner of my second Rottweiler named Fura, she just turned 1 on 2/29/04, yep thats leap day. So right from the start she is special, well at 6mos of age she started walking kinda funny, almost like our other Rott did which later was diganosed as "growing pains". With the worry always on my mind of hip dysplasia the truth was told yesterday after a vet appoinment, Fura does have it. Bad and in both hips, surgery will be required to fix it. They do not suggest that we have surgery till she is at least 6 mos older. What I am wondering is if anyone has had been through this or has heard to make this a little easier on our whole family. She is my son's sidekick, the two are never more then 3 feet apart at all times. I cannot ponder the thought of having to put her down. Thanks.