Cole has cancer

She came in limping one day and I immediately took her in. A few weeks prior to this the utility company was digging in our yard and she had her right leg caught in a wire. She nearly lost it, but I worked with her alot and used a ton of epson and massage and ROM. I was a nurse and applied all the techniques we did for people. They amputated a couple days after the biopsy. She did not get chemo. We had her about 4 years after and one day I came from work and she did not greet me at the door. It was evening and I took her to ER vet. The rest is too hard because the vet ended up fracturing her spine. She did get cancer again in her spine. It did not spread to the lungs. She really had a great quality of life after. She ran all the time and still the other dogs could not catch her. I took her to meet and greets and everyone loved her. I got her before any of the rescues were around. You reacted very very fast. Many people wait weeks or more after they start limping. Getting it early like this is very positive. Your sweet baby I feel can do well for many years. As with cancer with people, the sooner you find it, the better chance you have. I had a friend in the army who lost his leg to this. 5 years later he was still doing great, I lost contact after do to deployment. Make sure they remove the shoulder as well and of course antibiotics, my dog got infection. However she was on her feet the next day. I was suprised to see how well she did. I cried for days and would not leave my bed. Please feel free really to call me if you want. I will be more than happy to help you,listen and cry with you and talk about the good times even post-amputation.