Bone cancer?

[TwyfordM]

Having had a previous greyhound with bone cancer.
Lucy has me worried. She turns 10 tomorrow. Over the last few months she's been loosing condition and weight slowly, but there's suddenly been a very steep decline, followed by her having a very slight limp yesterday to barely wanting to move or weight bare on her front right at all. She's been going off food, but still eating. Tonight she had a mouthful and limped back off to bed

I'm taking her in to the vets tomorrow if I can get an appointment, there's no heat/swelling/marks I've checked paw pads/nails and nothing (she screams at the slightest thing) so I think it's up shoulder area but no obvious signs (prev boy had no signs until the cancer had spread and bone was starting to crumble)

I have such a bad feeling, will be needing all your vibes tomorrow for Lucy.

She's normally such a full of life happy hound and she's really struggling

 

[cauda equina]

Fingers crossed for Lucy and hoping it's something innocent and treatable

 

[slimjim86]

Sending vibes and keeping fingers and toes crossed x

 

[Kunoichi73]

Sending vibes for you and Lucy.

 

[AmyMay]

Sending a million plus vibes xxxx

 

[FinnishLapphund]

{{{{{{Vibes}}}}}}

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Massive vibes coming at you! Can you get a blood screen?

 

[TwyfordM]

Massive vibes coming at you! Can you get a blood screen?

I'm going to ask best way forward tomorrow, hopefully it's just something minor but the weight, condition and muscle loss combined has me really concerned

 

[ponynutz]

Fingers crossed! Try not to worry too much until you know for sure what's going on. Ours was hopping on three legs recently and very shouty; we took her to the vets and she'd pulled a muscle and was just being a big wimp! I'm sure all will be well, but feel for you as this must be opening some old wounds x

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Really keeping everything crossed for you and Lucy

 

[Rumtytum]

Everything crossed for Lucy and you today

 

[MurphysMinder]

Sending vibes for Lucy

 

[splashgirl45]

for Lucy today

 

[misst]

Thinking of you and Lucy today x

 

[Roxylola]

Crossing everything for you.

 

[Unicorn]

Keeping everything crossed for you and Lucy today.

 

[leflynn]

everything crossed for you both today

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Everything crossed here too, hoping to hear better news later.

 

[Nicnac]

Having been there I am sending you oodles of ((((vibes)))) for Lucy.

 

[TwyfordM]

Was triaged by vet nurse as no appointments available, little miss stoic didn't flinch and adrenaline masked the limp so have to call back for an appointment in a few days

 

[cauda equina]

How frustrating to have to wait for an answer
I'll carry on crossing my fingers until you (hopefully) get the all clear

 

[Asha]

Will keep everything crossed for you x

 

[TwyfordM]

How frustrating to have to wait for an answer
I'll carry on crossing my fingers until you (hopefully) get the all clear

Not happy about it she's gone from 29kg (her healthy weight) to 22kg ... so that would be ringing massive alarm bells to me. But because she was 24.5kg on last weigh in there (tooth abscess and subsequent surgeries.. so yes, she dropped weight then because she wasn't eating!) they're not concerned about the weight drop. Urgh. I may just see if I can get her in elsewhere unless they're able to fit her in ASAP

 

[cauda equina]

Good luck xx

 

[Pinkvboots]

Fingers crossed for you xx

 

[Shady]

Not happy about it she's gone from 29kg (her healthy weight) to 22kg ... so that would be ringing massive alarm bells to me. But because she was 24.5kg on last weigh in there (tooth abscess and subsequent surgeries.. so yes, she dropped weight then because she wasn't eating!) they're not concerned about the weight drop. Urgh. I may just see if I can get her in elsewhere unless they're able to fit her in ASAP

Keeping all crossed for you xxx
Might be worth trying to video her in the mean time
One of mine was falling over and trembling badly at home, but looked pretty normal in the surgery. Luckily I had videod her and the vet could see something was very wrong. She'd actually managed to poison herself and needed to be hospitalised

 

[AmyMay]

Was triaged by vet nurse as no appointments available, little miss stoic didn't flinch and adrenaline masked the limp so have to call back for an appointment in a few days

You need to take some videos.

 

[TwyfordM]

You need to take some videos.

Yep am going to just can't believe she pulled that stunt, shes normally screaming her head off the minute they touch her

 

[pinkfluffy]

Everything crossed for you and Lucy

 

[AmyMay]

Yep am going to just can't believe she pulled that stunt, shes normally screaming her head off the minute they touch her

When Jack first went in because of persistent lameness he trotted in (and out) as sound as a pound. It was my video that persuaded them to xray.