The shocking diagnosis of your pup is perfect reason to be confused, but you've come to the right place for plenty of advice and support. Thanks for joining the discussion. FYI: If you register, your posts will appear immediately without requiring mooderation.

Sure, amputation is a major consideration, but it is the only way to eliminate the pain and buy more quality time with Barney. If he is otherwise healthy, and the cancer has not visibly spread to the lungs, he should recover quickly and adapt quite well. He sounds like he's full of spirit and you owe it to him to remove the laeg. And the sooner the better. He'll thank you later.

Best wishes for good news from the oncologist, and in whatever decision you make. Be sure to check out our tripawd parties forum too. We seem to be attracting a growing number of members from the UK!

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We recently had a similar situation with our dog,we never had the benefit of this site when we made our decesion.Our dogs xrays were clear also.It is such a shock at first and I know exactly what you are going through, Our dog had his leg amputated and he has recovered really well the first 2 weeks are the worst but  when they are off the painkillers and antinflamatories our dog improved rapidly.

I now know that amputation stops any pain and although it seems drastic our dog lives quite happily on three legs, he may not walk miles but he is fit and happy. He is a large dog and atracts a lot of attention when hes out,but he has not lost his character and he definately does not feel depressed, he will still chase the odd cat or squirrel. There are no right or wrong decisions you are doing the best thing by reading everyones experiences,sending our best wishes to you and Barney fastdogs mom