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.
Peggy's test results
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All of Peggy's test results are finally posted on offa.org.
Search Lukuru Constellation Pegasus.-Nicole
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That's good but why not just post them if you wanted to share?
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I don't know. I guess I was so proud that they were up there that I wanted people to see them on the site.
Here they are:
BJ-FAC3600/13F-VPI FANCONI SYNDROME Nov 3 2011 Nov 18 2011 13 CLEAR/NORMAL FOR FANCONI SYNDROME
HIPS Feb 20 2012 Mar 7 2012 15 PRELIMINARY GOOD
BJ-1709 CERF Mar 13 2012 Mar 13 2012 17 TESTED: 11,12
BJ-TH238/15F-VPI THYROID Feb 20 2012 Mar 19 2012 15 NORMAL-Nicole
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LOL, after I posted I did wonder if there had been an issue getting them posted. Seems OFA is almost perfect but when you fall through the cracks… I know a gal who practically had to do handstands getting her dog's hips on it due to some paper snafus
WOHOOOOO on the results.
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Superb results! Understandably you are very happy as I am for Peggy and you!
