Dysplastic Fantastic

It was only a matter of time...

Stella, the canine representative of the JLF, is going under the knife on Wednesday.

She acquired a disheartening limp when she was about six months old and after numerous examinations, shark cartilage shots, x-rays, and a trip to a specialist in Mill Valley (ouch!) we found out she has elbow dysplasia. Yeah, they can get it in their elbows, too.

Pobrecita.

Since then, and she's two-&-a-half now, Stella's been on daily painkillers (.75/each, you can do the math) and supplements to try and delay the inevitable. Although it looks like a normal elbow, there's a little bone chip floating around in it, causing a physical limp for her and a financial one for us.

Oh Stella B., you damned Rottweiler.