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Glad she is back home--and sounds like she is too!

It's easy to see why you fell for him. What an adorable puppy he was, and how handsome he grew up to be. It was a life too short, but clearly well lived thanks to you. Hugs.

Good update. Glad she is perking up, and I'm sure she will continue to do so when she's back home with you. Hope all goes well this weekend.

Glad she made it through okay. Hang in there.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Birdie.

I'm so sorry for the diagnosis. Sending good thoughts for you both tomorrow.

I am so sorry for your losses. How heartbreaking to lose them both on the same day.

Sweep just turned 7 last month. She had a long bout of limping over the past year that was eventually determined to be an old racing injury that she kept re-aggravating, leading to tenosynovitis and some arthritis in a toe. I won't lie: it was expensive because it took so long to figure out what was going on and then to treat it with drugs and physical therapy. But now she is off meds and totally healthy (knock on wood). She has never needed a dental or stitches or even had a bout of diarrhea last longer than a day or two. As someone suggested above, having a fenced yard can be both a convenience and a liability. It's possible that we'd never have dealt with the toe issue if we were still in the townhouse we lived in our first two years with her, where she had no area to run. We still leash-walk every day, but she takes full advantage of the yard for zoomies and that means a higher chance of injury.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Way too young. Rest well, Manley.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Sadie.

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No experience with this or advice, but I just want to wish you both well. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending you both prayers and good thoughts. I am pasting this from Grassmere's section on osteo treatment options; I remembered reading it long ago. I also know the specialty hospital near me performs this type of surgery: Limb sparing surgery - a new technique adapted from human medicine and done at some referral centers. The cancerous bone is removed and replace with grafted bone, and the nearest joint is fused. This is only done on the wrist area at this time.

My deepest condolences for your loss. Rest well, Kahn.

I'm so sorry. Rest well, sweet boy.

Get well soon, Iker!

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry for your tremendous loss. We all loved Percy and his famous smile; he will be deeply missed. Rest well, sweet boy.

I am so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Riley.

Oh, no. Not Percy. I'm so sorry, Ducky.

Great news.

Keep up the good work, Violet!

Best thoughts to you and Violet. Will be checking for updates tomorrow!

I should add that Sweep tends to gain weight easily so she might be on the lower end of what people around here feed. It'll take some trial and error to figure it out based on the specific dog's activity level, weight, and metabolism. Hopefully you'll get some more replies to get a better average.

Sweep weighs about 62 lbs and maintains that on 2 cups of Fromm's Adult Classic a day (plus treats, of course!), so we only buy one 15 lb bag per month. I believe that's how much she had with Iams green bag too.