Charlie, a handsome 16-month-old purebred Golden, was surrendered because his owner had been told by his vet that Charlie has hip dysplasia, and the owner could not afford to have it fixed. Charlie did exhibit intermittent limping, but our vet did not find anything on X-rays to indicate hip or knee problems. Rather, the 1:16 titer for valley fever could have produced joint pain that caused Charlie to limp. After two months of no limping while he was on fluconazole, Charlie was finalized with an addendum for retesting and three more months of needed medication. After retesting in July, Charlie still had a positive titer for valley fever, so we provided more meds per the addendum. From his adopter: "Charlie is now one of us! We have found our forever fur baby. Charlie gives love to all our family and receives lots of love, too. Charlie has completely fit in our family. We know he has found his forever home with us because he is happy and content. He plays with ALL of his toys and loves to snuggle and get kisses. We cannot even imagine life without Charlie. Thank you, Arizona Golden Rescue, for finding our Charlie." He is perfect! Of course he is… he is a Golden Retriever!