Save time spent searching, download the new Tripawds e-book for immediate answers!
Bookmark Jerry's Required Reading List for more amputation recovery advice and care tips.
Review the Tripawds Featured Blogs for the best three legged dog care product recommendations.
Tripawds is a user supported community. Please do what you can to help keep it online.
Log In
Register
Members
Home
Add Reply
Add Topic
Topic RSS
4:46 pm
29 October 2010
Offline
QuoteOK – let's start with the GREAT news – Abby's lameness is NOT due to a spread of her bone cancer to her remaining front leg!
The bad news is that it is also not "just" an overuse injury.
The weird news is that it is this rare disease called "hypertrophic osteopathy" (HO). (Which I now need to go google…) It causes extra bone to be deposited on the leg, which causes some pain. The pain can apparently kinda come and go.
The good news is that the bone itself looks perfect! So, no risk of a fracture (which I had been dreading) and we are OK'd to go for walks again and even to the beach, depending on how she feels.
The other good news is that the Masitinib (which we've been trying to get her started on for a while now) should not only help with the tumors in her lungs, but it should also possibly help w/ the HO. So, Masitinib here we come again. Hopefully this 3rd time will be the charm!
This is such a weird and unexpected result that I didn't even know what topic to post under, so decided to stick w/ "Shout Outs" where we started…
Will do a longer post on the blog. Thanks again to everyone for your concern!
Hugs from me (although I have a wicked cold, so you might want to stand back) and kisses from Abby!
Jackie, Abby's very-much-relieved mom
5:00 pm
17 June 2010
OfflineWow, never heard of it…………but SO grateful it's not cancer in that leg!!
5:16 pm
4 June 2011
OfflineI guess I would say that no cancer is terrific news! What a relief!
5:43 pm
1 February 2011
Offline
Yay for no cancer — I've been worried all day! Hopefully the masitinib will be easier on Abby this time around — I read somewhere that if they can make it through the first few weeks of treatment then the side effects seem to go away. Maybe by starting a low does and ramping up over a few weeks would be easier for her to deal with…
Yay again for no cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micki and Rio
 |
~ ~ Rio ~ ~ |
5:44 pm
Moderator
18 October 2009
Offline
Hi Jackie,
I don't want to be a harbinger of bad news… but I believe knowledge is power.
My local pal Caira Sue developed HO. Keep in mind that Caira Sue's case was really advanced when her mom Mary wrote the post you can find HERE. Mary is no longer active here.
I've only heard of one other dog who developed HO on this site, and it was recent, but I don't remember who it was.
I hope Abby's can tolerate the Masitinib this time and that her prognosis is good!
Karen
6:04 pm
29 October 2010
Offline
Thanks Karen for the link – that certainly does make things sound….grim.
But I'm still relieved because it's not as grim as a spread of the OSA would have been. I really thought we only had maybe a few more days left with our girl, and I thought I'd never get her back to the beach because we'd be risking a fracture/rushed goodbye at the ER. So… even if this still means The End is Nigh, well, at least it's not as nigh as I thought it was.
It sounds like Caira Sue's situation is similar to what Dr. V. explained about Abby – her lung mets have not acted normal. The combo of things we've tried with her has slowed them to the point where they didn't just take over her lungs and bring her down, as normally would be the case. So, since the cancer couldn't have it's way with her lungs (just like Caira Sue) other 'odd' things start to pop up.
It does sound bad (real bad) from the wee bit of googling I've done – but hopefully the Masitinib (which is still pretty new) can help. At least I have a little hope again and Abby has a visit to Fiesta Island in her future.
6:14 pm
Moderator
12 February 2010
Offline
well, we here in ET are glad it's not cancer…geesh, the earth could be hit by a meteor tonight and none of the scary stuff will matter anyhow. so, we're sending our best wishes that our little 'beach cousin' abby has a zillion more wonderful adventures at the beach, and this new 'wierd stuff' just adds more initials to her signature page. can't any of us just be boring?????
charon & gayle
11:11 pm
11 June 2011
OfflineHI Jackie
Well it is great that you have the drug, Masitinib – this could really slow down or even stop the progression of the hypertrophic osteopathy.
And, yes, our 
Super Star Abby Cover Girl Extraordinaire will have more trips to the beach!!
On my gosh, Abby is so special in our hearts.
Sending huggs and wags from one NorCal Tripawd Warrior Princess down to our SoCal Tripawd Warrior Princess!
TGP furever!!
Joanne & Lylee
xoxo
9:51 am
Team Tripawds
25 April 2007
Offline
Hoppy to hear it's not cancer! Whew!
Thanks for the head's up on HO Karen, I had forgotten about that. We learn so much here.
Abby, I hope your pain takes a holiday so you can now live it up. That's all that matters. Enjoy your beach visits, running free and loving life. You are unstoppable!
Latest Tripawds News
Read my story here.
Most Users Ever Online: 165
Currently Online:
44 Guest(s)
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
AngelAbbysMom: 1503
Emilysmom: 1231
fightingforsammy: 1120
jakesmom: 1111
Cooper: 976
10711: 942
riosmom: 939
Cherry: 930
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 443
Members: 3490
Moderators: 8
Admins: 3
Forum Stats:
Groups: 4
Forums: 22
Topics: 5891
Posts: 81504
Newest Members: clara43802, jwalker, rositasmadre, wish2bme2, drakes73, ronnie3716, slimsdad, myargos
