When Duncannon resident Heather Audet’s happy, 6-month-old puppy started limping in obedience class, his owner knew the cause was more severe than growing pains.
Audet took Rylee to a veterinary specialist in Malvern who diagnosed him with a rare disease called osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
OCD is a condition in which blood supply to the bone is disrupted during development. As a result, cartilage doesn’t get replaced by bone. In Rylee’s case, as he grew, the cartilage separated from the bone and the bone began to deterioriate.
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