[Anne]

Have you taken your dog to an oncologist? My girl who has just turned 7yo also has osteosarcoma but it's not in a limb it's in her mandible. We see an oncologist and my dog is on a metronomic regime. I refused the option of sugery to remove the right side of her mandible and also refused chemotherapy.

The metronomic protocol does have one chemo drug and a few other drugs. She is on Piroxicam and Tramadol for pain relief. I would suggest you see an oncologist.
There are other options to help your dog for the time she has left. I think the metronomic therapy has allowed my dog to live pain free for as long as she has but it is expensive.

A bone biopsy was suggested which I also declined. I did have a tissue biopsy done. The osteo has caused a tumour on her gum and at that stage we had no idea what it was. The tissue biopsy together with xrays of her jaw were positive for osteosarcoma.

The first indication of a problem was in september 07. A positive diagnosis was made in december 07. My dog is still going quite well but I can see a decline as the disease progresses and her gum tumour is increasing in size. She is still happy and playful. When her pain can no longer be controlled I will with a very heavy heart put her to sleep.

There are a few of us here going through this, we know the shock and grief you are feeling.