In a message dated 10/26/07 9:14:55 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx writes: > never heard of it and can't make sense of > > the Latin. What causes it? > they have no idea what causes it. it's spotaneous and excess accumulation of calcium inside the foot pad. does the dog no harm and appears nowhere else in the body but, if left untreated, it's as if the dog is walking with a rock in his shoe. you just have to keep debulking the large pads. the surgeries are done with ace and lydocane and, if skater had surgery in the morning, he was running around in the afternoon. depending upon the size of the calcification, sometimes the incision needs to be sutured, sometimes not. hope that helps explain a VERY weird condition! diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's new at http://www.aol.com</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================