Raven will be 9 December 15, 2009. Last April, he was limping on the right front and xrays showed a lesion in the bone, upper humerus, that looked like classic osteosarcoma. I was devastated. My good friend and I took Raven on a “farewell” trip to the ocean, his special day, he was given about 2 months to live.
We took a bone biopsy and the vet and I were shocked it was negative for cancer. What a roller coaster! We decided to watch closely with recheck xrays every month or two. June and August both showed no changes, so it certainly wasn’t acting like bone cancer, which is much more aggressive. I was hoping it was an injury and would start to heal?
Then, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, the xray recheck showed a big change. The radiologist the next morning backed up the vet in saying that it indeed looked like it had turned malignant and to remove the leg asap would be his best chance for longetivity, quality, and from eventually breaking his leg within a month or so. I was reeling, I wasn’t prepared. But at 9am Tuesday, he went in for amputation surgery.
He’s 115# and almost 9 years old, but plays like a puppy, has OFA excellent hips, and no arthritis whatsover in the xray. The vet took the lymph nodes in his armpit and shoulder too. Biopsy results next week. Hope, hope…
