Bone Cancer In Dogs

She had an aggressive form of bone cancer, we had her on pain meds and she was doing just fine. I woke up this morning and she was seizing in her crate. I got her out and she went limp. I could still feel a heartbeat, though she didnt seem to be breathing. I was going to do CPR but she seized again, and died in my arms. The vet is going to a necropsy, to see why, but they fear it was just poor health. I just dont understand it. She was on Morphine for a few weeks now with little or no problem other than being really sleepy. We have been keeping her comfortable and on a low exercise and activity regimen. Shes always had poor health but this was so unexpected. The vet really couldn’t see much when we took her in, no stroke though he couldnt rule out a heartattack quite yet. He thinks it was just “her time to go” as he put it. I trust him very much, but I still feel shocked. I havent even cried yet, I did love her and though shes been more of a pain in the rear, most of her life, I had a sense of duty and connection to her that ran deep. I would never intentionally put her in harms way. Did anyone else do do this on Morphine?
*dog … sorry for the misspell i was in a hurry
my 6 other dogs are doing ok… though Peekaboo is constantly sniffing and laying by her crate. Her and Peek didn’t get along well and its quite odd shes doing this. Makes me a bit teary.
Here is a old scanned photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24937731@N02/2821974585/
she was a Basset Hound/Lab mix

my dog is having seizures (two in the last four hrs)and I’m pretty sure it’s a brain tumor. he’s 11 yrs old and had his leg amputated in oct. for bone cancer. what i’m wondering is how long it’s been going on and, some of his behaviors have changed.
he started peeing in the house and drinking obscene amounts of water, which i thought was a reaction to his food.
see… we’ve changed his food to the timberland ocean blue, that’s supposed to help cool them down. if anyone knows how this particular ffod cools them down that would be helpful to me(does it make them want to drink more water, ect?).
don’t freak out either, he’s going to the vet as soon as they open.
we took him to the vet and had his chest x-rayed. there were several tumors in his lungs and his sternum is where osteosarcoma made it’s new home.
the vet said that if the tumors were that bad in the lungs then it was very likely that the cancer had metastisized to his brain causing the seizures.
the vet also said that herc would only have about 6 wks with an anti seizure med. at the most.
so instead of putting him through all of that, i gave him some peanut butter cups and put him down.
he was happy right up until the end, so…

that you so much for all of your support.

well today my 8 year old female dobermann had to be put to sleep because she had a very dangerous bone cancer in her back leg, the feeling is unbareable thinking of the times we had, its impossible to replace a dog like her, always waking up in the morning going downstairs and shes there, sitting at the window always barking, playing in the garden everyday without her is a massive miss to our family and ill never forget about her..

i no my dobie could never be replaced but in the future is their any point in getting another dog?
Dont comment on my topic if your going ot say shame on you…1st of all i didnt make the decision my dad did..hes the one who bought it
2nd im not letting my dog suffer for my sake im doing whats best for her

I have had my boxer since I was 7, and now I am 16. We just recently found out that he has severe bone cancer and there is nothing we can do to help it, except amputate the leg (which is very painful and we don’t want to do that to him) It happened so quickly, less than two months ago he was perfectly fine. We are taking a with him before we had to put him down. I feel like I took my time with him for granted and I don’t know how to make up for it in 4 days. I am really going to miss this dog, he is my first dog and I got him at a young age. This is very hard for me to deal with. Did anyone else ever have an experience like this before?

Also, I don’t really know about this, but is it OK for me to think about getting another dog once he is gone? Not right away, maybe a month or two. This is definitely not replacing him, I could never do that to him, but I am a dog person so having a dog makes things better. Is this wrong to get another dog?

Thanks.

I have a Boston Terrier dog who is 10 years old. She was a runt of the litter, so we are surprised she lived this long. She has good days and not so good days. Some days she acts like she is a pup again, but then others, she sleeps all day and is very cranky. The last visit to the vet, they found a lump on her ear and the vet thinks it might be tumor, but we are waiting to see if it grows. Why do I feel guilty about letting her go. She had a bad back and is pain sometimes, but other days, she is running around the house with our 1 year old son having the time of her life. The doctor said that if it grew that is would be more than likely cancer and I would have to make the decision to either let her go in peace or take her home and let life takes it coarse. I am crying as I type this post. She was my first dog and I love her like a child, but now that i have a child, I understand that she is a dog. I just don’t want to make the wrong decision. Can anyone out there give me some advice. My husband and I can not afford surgery or therapy if it was cancer, so he thinks we should let her go peacefully and not be in pain. I also think that it has something to do with the fact I had bone cancer at 16 (I am now 20), so I guess it is still a little raw. I am cured now and been in remission for 4 years now! Some days, I am alright with letting her go, but others I can’t take the pressure. Please someone, help me feel like I am doign the right thing… i think.

I got the bad news this morning that my Labrador has bone cancer in his rear leg. It came from nowhere. Just a little bump 3 months ago and today, it’s this big whelp on his rear knee. The xrays show massive erosion in the bone. I say cancer, but the vet won’t know for sure until the biopsy returns on Monday. He’s pretty sure it’s cancer, though.

I have a decision to make. If I had all the money in the world, I’d nurse him along to a merry old age. But I don’t, so I cannot. I can have his leg amputated and hope the cancer didn’t spread. And in that, could hope he lives a reasonably healthy existence, otherwise, or I could have him put to sleep. It’s really a tough call for me. I could be throwing money at the problem when the dog would be better off just having been put down.

I hate to think dollars would control this decision, but it just may very well.

Thanks.
Forgot to mention his age and I know how relevant that is.

10 years. 100 lbs.

it’s the episode where there are the 2 black brothers and 1 has cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant and the brother thats going to giv him the transplant gets sick…it’s the song in the last minute that starts when house in giving wilson his dog back

well, we lost our beloved golden retriever to bone marrow cancer about a month ago. we know its too soon to be looking for a new dog, but me and my dad miss having a dog to sit around with and play with. we would never “replace” him, but we are looking at dogs, but not to buy at this moment. my dad likes pure bred dogs, preferably the vizsla. i absolutely love vizlas, but he says they are too expensive to buy. and usually, the younger they are, the most expensive they are. yet, he wants a puppy. hes really confusing. but for quite a number of years, ive wanted to adopt/rescue a dog. it makes me incredibly sad to see dogs that have been through so much, and need a loving home, yet they get euthanized because of space shortages in shelters. i would do anything to be able to help out a dog in need. and most adoption fees are $50 to $100 where i live. and i found a dog with an amazing story, but my dad doesnt like the fact that he is mixed between a vizsla and a labrador. the dog was beaten and abandoned at just 4 months of age, and he weighs just 25 lbs. my sister on the other hand doesnt want to adopt either because the dog cowers due to being beaten and id hate to see a sweet, innocent dog like him get euthanized. even if i just adopt one dog, its making a difference.. what can i do to show them that rescuing a dog is so much better?
sorry, ive failed to mention that the vizsla dog im looking in to, is a sort of rare breed where i live. ive looked everywhere for a pure bred vizsla puppy, and i cant seem to find one.
also, i feel that my home is the right home too. whatever we get, everyone will be happy with or we wouldnt havent got the dog at all. we treat animals like people in my home. with love and respect. animals deserve a second chance at life too, after all, many people have gotten second chances, so do animals..

Hi. I have a 9 year old golden retriever, who is just the best dog ever. For the past few days she is limping on her right front foot. My parents took her to the vet on Friday. The vet said that her thought it was bone cancer. In the x-rays though he couldn’t see anything. He gave my dog some medications to see if she could then walk. Its sunday and she’s still limping. She seems fine but i’m worried. They took her to the vet again yesterday, and now he’s thinking it might be bone cancer. I’ll know more tomorrow, but what do you think?

She also has a fever. She seems fine though. She’s just having a hard time walking.

So thanks for answering. I really hope she’ll be fine.

If she has bone cancer, will she live?

Hi. I have a 9 year old golden retriever, who is just the best dog ever. For the past few days she is limping on her right front foot. My parents took her to the vet on Friday. The vet said that her thought it was bone cancer. In the x-rays though he couldn’t see anything. He gave my dog some medications to see if she could then walk. Its sunday and she’s still limping. They took her to the vet again yesterday, and now he’s thinking it might be bone cancer.

I’ll know more soon i just want to see what you think.

oh like and she won’t move a lot, like i was giving her her favorite dog treat and i put it like a foot away from her. She wouldn’t move to get it. all she does all day is lay down
She can’t even walk upstairs. My dad had to carry her up.