Hello. My name is Kelly and attached is some pictures of my dog, Chloe. Just recently found this website and was quite interested in the information available here.
I just found out 10/24 (3 days after our wedding I might add) that a suspicious lump on Chloe's front leg was believed to be osteosarcoma. Thursday Oct 26th we took her to an oncologist specialist to confirm our worst nightmare. We adopted Chloe this past July and she is our entire world. This was devastating news for us considering we have only had her for 4 months. The vet told us, after numerous xrays and almost 5 hours later of waiting, that she received a clean bill of health! There are no signs of cancer anywhere else in her body (except her left front leg) and he truly believes she would continue to have the great quality of life she has now. And also feels with the amputation and chemo our chances are better than most. We love our dog probably more than we love each other and want to do everything in our power to keep her as long as we can. I am interested in contacting some people, who possibly are in my area (Rhode Island), who have experienced amputation surgery on such a large dog. I know the oncologist we saw was one of the best, and he told us that he has seen greater and sometimes faster recovery in larger dogs then he has seen in some smaller breeds. As you can see by the photo she is a St. Bernard and weighs 145 lbs, this is my concern. We want to do what's right for her and the doctor was pretty hopeful of her being just fine with the amputation and the treatment. I am very eager to learn how other peoples experiences have been - good and bad. I guess I am also looking for some kind of reassurance that all the back and forth and emotional roller coasters that I am riding right now is normal and I really am not going as crazy as I feel I am. It helps to know there are clubs and people who have made these decisions and I guess I might benefit from somebody who really doesn't know Chloe other than to see her photo and to let me know about their experience. Thank you in advance to all who might answer.
Kelly, Jason & Chloe
our email is hdhtg1015@yahoo.com
PS ~ There are a couple of photos I've attached, one from our wedding in which she was in(October 21, 2006)
