[jessicajcl]

I'm facing this issue at this moment with my 8 1/2 yr old girl. She has the dreaded Osteosarcoma. After two weeks of agonzing over the options - amputate plus chemo, amputate no chemo, PTS, or treat the pain til she's had enough - I've decided to leave her be, I'll treat the pain til she lets me know she's had enough and I'll let her go then. It's such a hard decision but my family and I can't see how amputation is not painful. It's not going to make her well either. Right now, since it hasn't spread as far as we can see, and she's still acting herself with the exception of a slight limp, I cannot see "making" her sick. I know in reality she is already sick but I'm not going to amputate her leg and have to watch her recover from that, learn to get around on three legs, and then pass on shortly after. When I was searching this forum for an owner who had actually gone ahead with amputation, I couldn't find anyone. I feel confident now that we're making the right decision.