Kiwi the puppy needs shoulder surgery

Hello, My name is Maritza and I am fundraising for Kiwi's surgery. She is needing an Osteochondritis Dissecans of the shoulder surgery. She is a 5 month old Rottweiler and she is the happiest, most loving and the sassiest puppy I have ever met. She is such a people person and loves attention. Kiwi is the best girl and it hurts me so much to see her in pain.

Recently this past weekend we noticed she was limping on her right front leg. So I checked her paw and leg to see if there was something in it or some swelling. She seemed fine and didn't show any signs of pain. On Monday she wasn't limping and so we thought she was just her clumsy self and she was okay. Later that night we noticed she was limping a lot more. Tuesday it wasn't as bad but she was still limping. We called her vet and they told us we can bring her in or keep an eye on it for a couple more days and make sure she took it easy. We thought maybe they were just growing pains since she was growing so fast. Later that night, Kiwi started limping pretty bad again so I made an appointment for today. They got her in fast and were able to get her X-rays done. Thats when Dr. Helphrey let us know that she had OCD in her right shoulder. Shoulder OCD occurs when a piece of cartilage separates from the underlying bone. Pain is due to inflammation of the joint and exposure of nerves in the bone under the cartilage flap. The surgery would remove the flap and eliminate anymore discomfort or pain she is having. The longer we wait the worse it will which could result in a tear or a crack in the bone from the constant pressure.

We want to get this surgery done for her so she can live a fun and happy life. She loves running around and playing with us and all of her friends. She loves to explore when we take her on long walks. She also found a love for swimming so thankfully that is one of the rehabilitations she will have to do while recovering from this surgery.

Since coming home, I've been doing research on Veterinarian Specialists around San Diego. I even called our Veterinian in Rosarito but unfortunately he doesn't do this surgery. Not many Vet Surgeons do this or they are booked out all the way until August and we don't want to wait that long. I didn't know where else to turn to since it is such a big expense. We would really appreciate anything you can spare. We just want to make sure she is back to enjoying life without worrying about hurting herself more.