> Arthritis is another issue entirely. I suspect that it is often > confused with HD.
Arthritis is a degenerative disease caused by damage to articulate cartilage of joints. Therefore, I'd be willing to bet that the cause of much of that arthritis is hip dysplasia itself--the HD is what is causing the damage to the cartilage which leads to the arthritis. (Of course if you don't look, you won't know!) And yes I absolutely DO know of several people who have owned Cavaliers with HD who are/were in severe pain. I personally know of at least 3 who had to have surgery the pain was so intense. At least one or two have stated so on this list and I KNOW others on this list have dogs right now with HD who are in distress. I have seen it in posts on this list--I am wondering why others missed it. If you are going to compare the seriousness of RD to HD, something is very, very wrong. There is simply NO comparison between the two. I still wonder--why the obsession with RD while downplaying HD? Tell me what horrible fate awaits my pet puppies who have not been checked. Laura Lang ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
