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I went through this with a foster girl. She was returned to us with a limp that we first blamed on corns. Removed the corn but the limp didn't improve at all so two weeks later we did x-ray. We did NOT get a positive diagnosis of osteo but the x-ray showed that the toe bone was shattered. The vet said it was likely osteo but that the prognosis was good if we removed the toe. The foster did come through the surgery just fine but really wish we had thought to do a chest x-ray before putting her through it. We lost her two weeks later to lung mets.

Marc, we miss her everyday as well. Happy birthday at the bridge Duchess!

Robin, I am so sorry for your loss. At a loss for words of comfort - how I hate Cancer, and how it robs us of time. Run free sweet Treasure, you were so well loved.

Kyle, I am so sorry. Shelby was lucky to have found forever with you, however short that time was. After a life of disappointments, she found life - able to be who she was and understood for who she was. She could not have been more loved. Run free beautiful, find those boys - I know they will be right there to welcome you.

I am so sorry for your loss. Please don't blame yourself - this is not your fault. Terrible things happen - you had no way of knowing that this would result when you offered to help another dog. Run free Trooper

I am so sorry for your loss. How I Hate hate hate osteo. Run free Cal - no more pain.

I am so sorry for your loss. Beautiful pictures of your handsome boy. Godspeed Frisby - no more pain, run free.

I am so sorry for your loss. I hate that cancer robs us of precious time with our companions. Godspeed Aleeya - run free now where there will be no pain.

Sadie – Kickapoo Kara December 19, 2002 I rescued you but at the time, never thought of making you mine – what a journey to your forever home you had. Sadie never raced – not sure why, but after racing school she spent two years in a blood donor clinic, before coming to Canada. The group that brought her up had arranged with our local humane society to place 13 greys with them for adoption. Sadie was one of the first adopted and it seemed like it was a success. But then the family brought in two Jack Russell puppies and it was more than she could handle. She was returned to the humane society where they quickly adopted her out to a family with 6 kids under the age of 8. Needless to say this was not successful. Sadie was then in limbo for almost 6 weeks, as the society was moving to a new location and was closed for adoptions. Because they knew me, I asked one of our adopters to go in and “adopt” Sadie, then quickly moved her to a foster home in another city. Soon she went into a new home – but that one didn’t work out and she came back to us yet again. I finally met the girl I had “rescued” when her foster family brought her out to one of walks in early February of 2010. I had been looking for a little black girl since we lost Gifted Suzy to osteo in Nov of 2009. I spent a lot of time with Sadie on that walk and decided that she was my girl. She came home the next weekend. It was not an easy transition, Sadie was quite traumatized – afraid of anyone towering over her and reactive if another dog touched her. We decided to let her just come around on her own. It took about a year but overnight Sadie was transformed. She decided that she loved to snuggle with company and would quickly crawl up on the couch beside anyone who came to visit, plop herself down next to them and lay her head in their lap. She learned to play with the others again, and would run and bump in the yard without reacting. Last year after losing Sam and Maxi, Sadie decided she was a princess and that the sun rose and set on her wishes. And the princess made sure that every night we spent some “special” alone time together – which of course involved treats. There was no denying her this time – and somewhere along the way, Sadie decided that if I was on the phone in the evening, that was the signal to head to the laundry room for our time and her treats. Sadie was like that though – smart as a whip, and if you did something once it became a rule. In one of her foster homes she always licked the plates after dinner, and she just expected that at our house as well. There was NO chance that was going to happen at our house but Sadie was not convinced. She would sit, then dance, then smile, then twirl, then talk – she used every trick in her book to try and convince us. She was a talkative girl and greeted us each morning with a loud rousing chorus of hellos – almost as loud as we got at mealtimes. Sadie had been limping, a little on and off. But on Sunday, while out playing, she stopped short and there was no denying that limp. I could see the pain in her eyes – even after giving her tramadol and metacam. It was osteo and the bone had fractured. Sadie, my love, though it took a while to get you here, we are so thankful for the time we had with you. The house is going to seem much quieter, and even a little empty without your big presence. Will the sun still rise and still set without you? We shall see but you are free now – free of pain, free to run, free of all the other traumas this world caused you, free to lie in the grass and be silly. We will love you and miss you forever.

I am so sorry. Will be thinking of you as you say goodbye.

Just reading this now - what a fight you and Neko have had. Adding my prayers that the prednisone will work.

I am so sorry for your loss. Run free Jamaica.

I am so sorry. Osteo has robbed too many of us of time with our hounds. Juju go find all the others and run free with them - free of the pain forever.

Mary, I am so sorry. I always felt like I "knew" Spencer from the first picture I saw of him. And watching the slideshow it became clear why - he had those amazing Dutch Bahama eyes - eyes that see clear through to your soul and touch you on a level only another greyhound owner would understand. Run free Spencer, you were so well loved and will be missed so much.

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for opening your heart and home to this beautiful senior girl, and giving her the best four years a girl could ask for, secure in knowing she was in her true forever home. Godspeed Wallie.

I am so sorry for your loss. What an amazing long time you and Tasha had together. A beautiful tribute for a beautiful girl. Run free Tasha

I am so sorry for your loss. Godspeed Dainty Wag

I am so sorry. What a wonderful long 1/3 Jessie had with you. Thank you sharing her story and her life with you with all of us. Run free Jessie.

Judy, please forgive yourself I know too well the guilt you are feeling. If only there was a crystal ball . . . . but I do know that Beanie felt love every single moment with you.

I cannot imagine how you are feeling tonight. I am so very sorry

I am so sorry for your loss. Run free Moose

Nancy, glad to hear no more bleeding and she seems okay. Will watch for an update after the vet visit. Darn thin skin - I am definitely going to get some of the qwickaid and have on hand - thanks for that tip Diane!

Does Lydia have thin skin - thinner than normal for a grey? Sam did and every little nick would tear and end up needing stitches. There were times when from the amount of blood that I was sure major veins/arteries must have been affected but that was never the case. He just had thin skin and bled like crazy. My solution - to avoid e-vet visits was just what you have done. Cold compresses, and applying pressure to stop the bleeding and using the powder. Check it in the morning, perhaps it was just that she tore the scab off that started the bleeding again. I hope so - you have had a really tough week.

I am so sorry. Chemo can be so brutal. I will never ever forget how you were there for me as I went through my initiation into cancer and greys. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make it go away for you but please know if there is anything I can do for you, anything at all, I am here for you.

Welcome from Alberta and congratulations. He's a good looking boy!