Guest FastDogsOwnMe Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 This is Rose's leg tonight... She is still very happy and active, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BorzoiMom Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 That was Friday I think, I'll take a new one tomorrow to see if it is actually bigger. It does have a lot of heat, I'd like to do cold hose therapy, but she is scary on a good day getting in and out of the tub. 20 minutes twice a day would be ideal, but then it's not a muscle damage (though some muscle could be getting aggravated). I wonder if anyone does any cold/heat therapy on their osteo areas too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FastDogsOwnMe Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Oh whoops, I thought that was a new pic. Still, though. I wonder too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Cosmo's tumor, on her right shoulder, grew to be huge. When the vet amputated he remarked about how much of the tumor was outside the bone. I'll post a photo I took the night before her surgery. You can really tell the difference between her shoulders. Amazingly, she never acted like she was in pain, though. Quote ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest racergirl435 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I did ice therapy with Seymour the last couple of days he was with us. It did seem to give him some relief and he tolerated it well. I would just put an ice pack under his shoulder while he was laying down (he was doing a lot of that the last few days). I know he would have let me wrap his leg with an ace bandage but I never got to that point. I wonder if you could do a topical ice rub and wrap the leg. I don't know if that sort of thing exists for dogs. My boy was very tolerant and would have let me do just about anything to him so I guess it would depend on how tolerant Rose is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heehoo Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) Gogh started limping on a Friday, no swelling or anything. By Monday he went to the vet for xrays, was diagnosed & then that Friday he got brought home to me (I had fallen & was at my sisters, he was at the adoption kennel being boarded). You definitly could see the tumor on his front ankle. By Monday of the next week, it was bigger & he had mets in his lungs. Within a week he was not putting any weight on it & in a month I could not put my fingers around it. Edited September 16, 2010 by Heehoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 We could see visible growth on Casino's shoulder osteo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri_d Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 oh rose, you are so beautiful! rivie's tumor was on her rib, so we could see it grow rapidly. i am so sorry you are going through this. hugs to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krohe Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Scoop-dog was diagnosed 9/8 and the tumor was just a small bump, smaller than a walnut. Today, just a week later, the tumor is a little smaller than a golf ball. So, yes, osteo tumors can grow rapidly. An ice pack seems to make him feel a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BorzoiMom Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks guys! So sad how quickly it grows. I'll start icing it to see how she likes it. She doesn't mind us gently touching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBSFlame Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Beecher had osteo tumor on his ribs. You could almost see it growing each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GryffinSong Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Aw, poor Rose. Hugs to you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FastDogsOwnMe Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I guess this is normal It's so sad... thank you all for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissn333 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 In my experience, the ones that are unfortunate enough to get the fast advancing osteo often have a visible tumor right away. Sutra is 5 months post DX and I know that the area is a little larger than it should be, but you can't tell just by looking at it. We are one of the "fortunate" ones Quote Kristin in Moline, IL USA with Ozzie (MRL Crusin Clem), Clarice (Clarice McBones), Latte and Sage the IGs, and the kitties: Violet and Rose Lovingly Remembered: Sutra (Fliowa Sutra) 12/02/97-10/12/10, Pinky (Pick Me) 04/20/03-11/19/12, Fritz (Fritz Fire) 02/05/01 - 05/20/13, Ace (Fantastic Ace) 02/05/01 - 07/05/13, and Carrie (Takin the Crumbs) 05/08/99 - 09/04/13. A cure for cancer can't come soon enough.-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelli123 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I'm so sorry for Rose and You. It does grow so rapidly i know how scary this is I'm Sorry . You will be in our thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Just some scritchies for pretty Rose. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreysAndMoreGreys Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 IMHO I wouldn't wrap it. It's a bone cancer and with that comes pain, whether they show it or not it's painful. To add pressure with a wrap, well I can't even imagine. I'm sure the hosing down or ice sure couldn't hurt and might help. If you have access to a hose outside instead of trying to get her in and out of a tub sure would be best. Tons of extra treats and lots and lots of love headed Rose's way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FastDogsOwnMe Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yeah, we are scared to try putting her in the tub. I haven't got any plans to wrap it, but I might ice it. Thanks for all the good thoughts everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BorzoiMom Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yes, the first time I asked her to get in the tub (before any lameness at all - months ago) she went in so enthusiastically she wound up on her back. Getting out was just as bad. There's no way she's going near the tub at all. It would be perfect if we has a fast flowing stream, but there's too many gators out there. I can cold hose her at the dog park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigorangedog Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Apollo's wrist definitely had a very visible tumor. One thing you might try is DMSO gel (vets usually use it on horses). It's an anti-inflammatory. You'd rub it on the skin and then cover with a light wrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FastDogsOwnMe Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I can get some of that from the track kennel... thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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