X is for X-rays, A to Z Challenge

I have a funny deformed leg in the front. You can't always tell when I am walking, but when I stand, it turns out a little bit and momma says it looks yucky.

Momma and daddah took me to my regular doctor when I was little and he looked at the leg and said that I needed to see a specialist about it. I was only about a year old at the time. The specialist was a very nice lady and she sat on the floor and I nuggled her right up as soon as she sat down. I don't usually do that when I meet new people but I really liked her right away. She petted me and loved on me when she talked to momma and daddah. She said she wanted to take a picture of my leg- an x-ray to see what was going on inside of it.

I had to get some special medicine to get the x-ray. It made me really sleepy. I took a nap, and I guess I missed the x-rays! They took those pictures when I was sleeping, and I was very still for them that way. When the pictures were ready, I was still real sleepy so they kept me in the office until I was awake. I peed on the floor! I never do that.. I was so tired!

The pictures told the doctor that my bones grew crooked and would probably need surgery sometime or they wold hurt me. My legs didn't hurt me then. The doctor told momma and daddah that she didn't think surgery was a good idea until later in life. They will have to break my bones and cut pieces off and put pins in my leg to make it walk better. The doctor didn't think it was a good idea for a young dog. After the surgery, I will need to stay very still for 2 months and that will be really hard for a puppy. I don't look forward to a surgery like that. It is going to hurt a lot, but the doctor said it will prevent more hurts later when I am older. Blech!