Really bad news for Dizzy

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Poor Dizzy has been lame for a week and not responding well to anti-inflammatories. He was in for x-rays today and the vet thinks he has the early stages of osteosrcoma. Although it looks like it's at an early stage this is an extremely aggressive type of cancer, which in 90% of cases is likely to have spread elsewhere.

OH and I are pretty devastated.

He is off to the specialist for a biospy on Wednesday but treatment options seem limited to amputation and chemo (which I am not sure is available in France anywhere near us) for a small chance of prolonging life. Of course we will try everything available, but it's not looking very good at the moment.

I can't quite believe this has happened. He was running around like a total maniac just a week ago...
 
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear this.

I bumped into a GSD at the vets a while back who was having chemo .... you wouldn't have thought so, the way he dragged his owner out of the consultation room.

I hope Wednesday brings better news.
 
Sorry to hear your news. I hope it isnt as bad as they think. I cant really help but just want to say I am thinking of you and Dizzy and will continue to hope for the best.
 
Im so sorry to hear this. I know from experience that the wait between diagnosis and decision on treatment is the worst bit- when you decide what to do, regardless of the outcome, its easier than this.

Only you can make the right decision. Hugs for you and Dizzy. xxxxxx
 
That's just so sad, I really hope there is better news to come, though I am very sure you will do what is best for Dizzy.

Hugs to you all

JDx
 
Thanks guys.

The biopsy is Wednesday but it takes 10 days for the results to come through and then we need to figure out how far the cancer has spread (I still have a small hope at the back of my mind that the biopsy will show it's not cancer, but he is in a lot of pain and I can't see what else it could be). A CAT scan may then show the extent of the metastasis and we can decide whether it's worth putting him through the amputation.

Seems so unfair, he's only 8 and all this is so sudden. Just a week ago he was going bonkers running around in the new place.
 
Oh I am sorry :(

You must be so devastated. I do agree with you however that very severe and intensive treatment to gain just a few more months is possibly not something I would consider either.

Hugs xx
 
Im so sorry to hear that:( I hope all goes well and you get the best possible results, I had a whippet with osteosarcoma, it has metasitised and amputating her front leg would have given her maybe 6 months, but she has already has a few bad breaks on the remaining front leg, I could not put her through it, I let her go under anaesthetic:(
 
We had a lurcher that had this, he was our dog of a lifetime too, he is always remembered and talked about often.

It was heartbreaking news and he was an old fella, we were thankfully able to give him one last blissfull sun filled summer though without vet intervention and I'm so glad and grateful or that.

(((Hugs))) to you at this difficult time.
 
Thank you again everyone.

I've spent the morning on the internet looking this up. On the plus side, large dog breeds seem to manage fine with a front leg amputation and I have found a great harness in the US for helping three-legged dogs in/out of cars, up/down stairs, etc. On the negative side, prognosis even with amputation and chemo (which luckily has few side-effects for dogs) is something between 6 months and 2 years. 2 years sounds brilliant at this stage, but 6 months is a bit depressing...
 
I am thinking of you at this awful time. If amputation is the one you choose, then I know of several dogs who only have 3 legs, 2 of which do flyball, believe it or not. They lead very useful lives, and adapt very quickly.
Fingers, toes and 12 paws crossed for you.
 
For what its worth, Chlo is a lab (weighing about 22kg) and with her dodgy hip for a few weeks she was on 3 legs. My god can they move, even when she was never putting her 4th leg down at all she was running like the wind. Dogs are incredibly adaptable.
 
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