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Originally Posted by jlaack  Since they did not do an xray and he is packing the leg take him back to the vet for an xray. There is a huge difference between limping and packing. The later where the dog is carrying the leg is an indication the dog is in so much pain that he'd rather carry it than put it down. This is a very classic sign of bone cancer and since the vet did not perform xrays there is absolutely no way that bone cancer can be ruled out. You have a 9 yo Rott that is lame. With bone cancer being so common in the breed diagnostic xrays are a must. Without an xray (at a minimum) your vet cannot possibly say that the dog does not have bone cancer. |
I MUST SAY I...100%...AGREE WITH THE ABOVE ADVISE.
Bone cancer is so excruciatingly painful...you surely do not want to find out down the road your boy experienced added pain and feel you didn't do enough soon enough
Many here are haunted by thoughts of "not soon enough" Please...please listen to this heart felt hard to hear advise.
Added thought...makes me feel very uneasy that your Vet (like mine) did not even mention bone cancer.