Cancer

[dytkos 17,927]

My old lurcher bitch (8+) had been limping on her front right leg for a few days. I gave her Arnica and rested her up for few days. After a week she's worse not better so I took her to the vets. Left her there for an Xray, got a call to come up later to discuss, she's got cancer in her leg. 4 options, Have her leg amputated and that will give her "several months of pain relief", or "take a course of expensive, non guaranteed specialist treatment in Bristol" or "strap her up when you take her out and give her high strength pain kllers daily for when her leg disintegrates (soon)" or "have her put to sleep"

The vet said this a bt more sympathetically than I have but you get the jist, I'm GUTTED

[LDR 29]

Bad news mate........... ................... what you gonna do???

[Kay 3,709]

I am sorry to hear that sad news

[Guest ferret feller]

can they get it cut out?

[poacher3161 1,766]

am gutted for you but you are going to have to do the right thing and have the dog put to sleep SORRY

[bird 10,014]

Bad news that, some times you have to be[ Cruel to be kind] and if it was me, i would just keep my happy memories of a great hunting friend.

[dexie 2]

bad news that am gutted for ya. you no what is the right thing to do is and let her go and remember the good times.

DEX

[donk 12]

Bad news,you know whats best for her,remember the good times,dont make her suffer.

[rabitin girl 16]

Sad news Im sure you will do what is right for her.

[farlap 19]

My old lurcher bitch (8+) had been limping on her front right leg for a few days. I gave her Arnica and rested her up for few days. After a week she's worse not better so I took her to the vets. Left her there for an Xray, got a call to come up later to discuss, she's got cancer in her leg. 4 options, Have her leg amputated and that will give her "several months of pain relief", or "take a course of expensive, non guaranteed specialist treatment in Bristol" or "strap her up when you take her out and give her high strength pain kllers daily for when her leg disintegrates (soon)" or "have her put to sleep"

The vet said this a bt more sympathetically than I have but you get the jist, I'm GUTTED

Well.....for what its worth....im assuming its an osteocarcinoma?......I had same in a hound a few years ago and he went another 8 months on metacam and NSAIDS prettywell painfree. Once the bone goes though, then its crunch decision time. :(

[happyploughman 1]

A hard time for for dytkos. Good luck to you with whatever you decide to do

[hound dog1 0]

gutted for you mate sorry to hear it.

[Malt 379]

Sorry to hear that mate.

[dytkos 17,927]

Unfortunately the joint is full of it and the vet says it could smash anytime and has probably been there for several months. She has been taking Previcox for over a year to ease the pain of her arthritis and this has probably masked the pain as weel but it has now become too much and she hardly puts her foot down now.

Have booked her in for the needle on Monday afternoon. Gonna spend the weekend with her first.

Thanks for all replies guys. D.

[collie/grey 238]

So sorry to hear that, how horrible, very hard for you but the dogs interest has to come first. Hope you have a good last weekend for her.