Hi jetred,
From your post a year ago… this is exactly the type of information I'm searching for, "I know this might not be survivable for her but I can't find any advice on how to get a dog through cancer, what to look out for, when is she truly in pain, what spindle cell does over time and when is enough for her and time to set her free."
So I am wondering, what was your plan with Luna? How did you make decisions? What information did you learn that you think is important to know about the spindle cell cancer disease process?
I have a 15 yr old girl (aussie shepard mix) who is in good spirits, enjoys slow short walks, putting her nose in the wind, eating, etc all normally. We've had two surgeries already to debulk the tumor on her rear leg. One in 2013, and the second recently in June from which she recovered well for her age. Though it returned quickly (3 mos) and larger this time. It's now an open lesion. I am both astounded and perplexed at how she acts pretty normal given this! My vet (who is a new vet to us as I just moved) initially discussed end of life decisions and then also offered amputation as an option to consider. I would so appreciate any thoughts you have and/or hear more about your story.
Thank you.
Cara and Arwen's results
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Okay so I am waiting for OFA to send me the swabs to redo the Fanconi and instead in the mail I got the final results.
Arwen was probably clear on the marker, is clear on the DNA.
Cara (Wimauma rescue) – probable carrier on the marker test, fortunately still just carrier on the DNA. That makes me feel much better.
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Congrats on your good results!
Jennifer
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That's good news, Debra. Must be a relief to be sure.
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Congrats to you
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Good ! I'm sure you are relieved.
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I am. I mean, you hope that the results at least match, but with the issues of some retesting finding other results, it was a relief for sure.
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Such a relief that all is well.
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Wonderful news Debra. I'm very happy for you.
