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    Darcy Deerhound

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    OK - but do I need to wait for the lab results before I email him?

     

    You can, because if you email him directly, he's out of the country until mid next week

     

     

    I'd encourage emailing him anyway. He is a very kind man and even answered a few of my emails while in airports waiting for connecting flights. :)

     

    Sending more good thoughts Darcy's way. :hope And more pictures please. She looks lovely. :wub:

    Scooter Has Cancer

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    I am so sorry Jennifer. I truly am. I know from first hand experience. Right now I have a doctor and x-ray specialist that are telling me Odie more than likely has bone cancer.. They want to do a biopsy. How did you find out Scooter had it?

     

    The day after his eye surgery he started limping badly. He'd been diagnosed with CES earlier in the year and at the time we treated it as a flare up of the condition because he would be fine for one day and then semi limping the next and then fine for a week and then bad again for a day or two. It's fluctuated quite a bit. It wasn't until week before last that he suddenly took a dramatic turn and was having a lot of troubles. We finally decided to do xrays...and now here we are.

     

     

     

    How old is he?

     

     

    He'll be 9 October 16th

     

     

     

    What is his prognosis??

     

     

    Pain management. Amputation is not an option for Scooter due to the weakness in his hips due to CES also known as LS. Chemo is an option but the negatives involved dont out weigh the positives and I am not going to make Scooter miserable during the last of his life with me.

     

     

     

    I feel you pain. I wish I could make it all better for Scooter and Odie...

     

     

    I do too. Lord knows I do. :grouphug

     

     

     

    Perhaps I should add a side note here:

     

     

    I am taking everything into consideration in the event I do go to Dewey. I will not be doing anything to endanger Scooter's well being.

    Do you really think you needed to add that side note?!

     

    I didn't want people to get the impression that I would be dragging Scooter all over Dewey Beach. :lol

     

    Sending lots of love to you both.

     

    thank you :grouphug

     

    Jenn - is Scooter still wanting to play with his stuffies?

     

    He's not interested in his stuffies any more but he is frisky with his marrow bones and likes to toss them around. It certainly does a number on our wood floors. :lol Right now his spirit is still very good. :wub:

     

     

     

     

    Scooter Has Cancer

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    I wanted to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers for Scooter. I am certainly not alone in going through this with him and I am grateful to be surround by such kindness. I wanted to update everyone on his well being..... right now Scooter is in good spirits and seems to be relatively painfree with the meds he is taking. He has spark in his eyes and he still has his appetite. He tires easily, as can be expected. He has significant swelling in his leg so we are keeping that massaged and elevated to help him to be more comfortable. Thankfully it's not to extreme at the moment.

     

    I did contact Dr. Couto in Ohio and he was kind enough to reply to me about some other treatment options availible for this type of cancer and the location that it's in. However, Scooter is not a candidate for amputation and chemo (for the amount of time it prolongs) is not something I am willing to put Scooter through. So I am spending the rest of time I have with him making him as comfortable as possible.

     

    ***Dewey is still being decided on. I've been offered an overwhelming amount of help with Scooter should we decide to come. This will be the last Dewey for him and possibly the last for me as well....at least for the time being. I want to do right by Scooter so it will be a gam time decision as to whether we show up or not.

     

    So that's where we are for the moment. Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers. They are a huge comfort to me and Scooter during this time.

     

    xoxo-

    Jennifer & Scooterman

    Scooter Has Cancer

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Hi everyone. Sorry to just drop off on you last night and today but it's been a crazy 24 hours as you all can well imagine. :( I am at home today with Scooter and he is resting well. His leg is VERY swollen. He seems to be in good spirits but you can tell he knows he's sick. I've emailed Dr. C to see if he has any thoughts or suggestions on the situation. Thank you all for everything. I am certainly not alone while going through this and that is a great comfort. :bighug

     

    I'll update more soon. :grouphug

    Scooter Has Cancer

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    I know word has been spreading like wild fire so I will confirm it now. Yes. The xrays show that Scooter has cancer. :cry1 My mind is still trying to wrap around the concept that it's actually happening. No matter how much we prepare ourselves in our minds knowing that our Greys will likely leave us due to this disease, it doesn't cushion the blow when you hear the words that it's your hound that is effected. It seems especially harsh since we are here a month after the eye surgery.

     

    Thank you all for all of your thoughts and prayers. There are no words to express how grateful I am for all of them. I know Scooter is just one of many hounds going through health difficulties right now. All of the hounds here on GreyTalk are truly blessed to have such wonderful people looking after them.

     

    Scooter C E S And Right Leg Issues. Went To Vet

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    Thank you everyone. I truly appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. I'm on the brink of sanity and trying not to jump the gun on anything. This could still be an injury that has taken on a more painful position for him. It would be so bitterly unfair to have him come through his eye scare just to turn around and have something terrible happen. :cry1

     

     

    And as of right now, I'm still hopeful to bring him to Dewey, obviously we'll see what happens after xrays are done. :ph34r

     

     

    Oh, Jennifer, I am so sorry. Will be saying a little prayer for him. He is a special boy and I know how much he means to you. :grouphug

     

    Truthfully, I was thinking about Scooter last night. He looks so much like my first greyhound, KC. How did he get his name? Was it part of a racing name or a kennel name? I love the name, Scooter, and I'm just curious.

     

    I'll be keeping him in my thoughts.

     

     

    Scooter was his racing name. D's Scooter :)Clickie

     

    Scooter C E S And Right Leg Issues. Went To Vet

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    Posted · Edited by Jennifer

    For those that aren't aware, Scooter was diagnosed with CES or LS earlier this year. Only since his eye surgery has it been bothersome enough that he is now medicated for it. In the last week he has been favoring his right rear leg...red flags went up and we visted the vet today.

     

     

     

    Update on Scooter's hips/ right rear leg:

     

    We got to the vet and Dr. C examined Scooter. She did a very thorough touch & feel examine on both his hind legs. She could see as we came in the office that he was ginger on the right leg already and during the examine he was shakey in the hind end, but that's normal now with the CES and having been standing since I got home and the car ride to the vet and the waiting room wait to get into the vet. Anyway, as she was examining the hind legs I was holding Scooter in the head and chest area and as soon as she applied pressure to his upper knee/ lower femur area, he tensed up significantly. When she applied pressure to the area on the left leg, nothing, again on the right leg and he jerked and tensed. Something is definitely going on with his knee/ lower femur area. Here's what we are left with for the time being:

     

    #1- It could be that he has injured his knee and that he is sore from that and that is why he's ginger on that leg at this time. There is no swelling or bone enlargement and there is no muscle deteriation. Even when she viewed him and examined him from the rear, his thigh muscles are very strong. A very good sign.

     

    #2- Yes, the knee joint area is a hot pocket for Osteo but at this time it would be to early, even if we did x-rays, to possibly say for sure that is could be Osteo. Reason being that since he has only just begun to show favoritism to that leg, it's very unlikely that anything would show in the x-ray this soon anyway. However, should this be something along those lines then it would develop quick enough that I would know in the next couple of weeks that it's something more than just a knee injury and that we need to do x-rays now. That being said, I'm not putting off having x-rays done, I am delaying it as this time to see if it is a knee injury and heals itself then his leg will improve, if he gets worse than what he is now, we'll know something is there to be detected.

     

     

    So, we are continuing on his pain meds that he already takes for his CES and we'll be keeping a sharp eye to see if the leg gets any worse. If it gets worse, we have problems. If it stays the same, it could still be just an injury that is slow to improve-if ever improve- kind of like a football player with a knee injury. :lol Bottomline.....IF he doesn't improve and/ or worsens by the time we get back from Dewey then we will be having x-rays done.

     

     

    There. :D Clear as mud eh? :lol

     

     

     

    And for those that's aren't familiar with CES Click Here

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