welcome morgan and mom, sorry to had to 'join our club', but it's a wonderful resource for all of us.  gayle had a soft tissue sarcoma, resulting in RF amputation, so we don't have Osteosarcoma background.  i think though, that it would be best to stay on the current food, regiment, etc until morgan is all healed up from the surgery.  with all the pain medication, etc, morgan probably isn't going to be eating, drinking normally during recooperation.  also, if you are planning on chemo (we did five rounds of doxorubicin), you may want to wait on the k9 immunity – that's a vet question.  i suggest you read jerry's required reading list which is highlighted on the tripawds site.  i'm sure there will be other folks chiming in to give you suggestions on when to modify morgan's diet as well.  doing the amputation will remove all the pain, and will alleviate the possibility that the leg will just shatter.  it's scary, but you will get through it fine.  good luck, we'll be thinking of you, please let us know how morgan does!

charon & gayle

Hi Morgan's Mom,

First- good luck with the surgery tomorrow.

I agree with Charon and Mr. Admin- I wouldn't change diets or add new supplements just yet.  Many dogs don't eat much immediately after surgery, and many are loopy or not themselves while on the various meds and painkillers.  You don't want to introduce a new variable until Morgan is back to herself after surgery and eating her normal food regularly, and off the meds.   So if she does have some sort of reaction to the meds (for example my pug did not do well on tramadol), or she is sluggish (normal after surgery) or doesn't poop for a few days (also normal after surgery and with pain meds)  you won't have to wonder if it is new food or supplements causing a reaction.

And yes I agree- all of this can be overwhelming.  I  would try to take everything in small steps (or hops!).  Focus for now on getting her through the surgery and home and healing.  My advice is to not change anything in her diet for a couple of weeks- you can take this time while she is healing to do more research, and talk with your vet with questions on diet and supplements.  And if you are doing chemo you should talk with the oncologist before you introduce anything new.  And as far as supplements go- most of us put our pups on some type of joint support supplement like glucosamine.

Remember to get as much rest as possible while Morgan is at the hospital.  You need to be strong and positive for her when she comes home.

Karen