Hello,

I have never posted here but was hoping for some thoughts.  I have a 7 year old male greyhound who had his right front leg removed six months ago with an osterocarsonomia diagnosis.  He recovered amazingly and was running and enjoying life a month after surgery.  His lung xrays were clear and we took the decision not to pursue further treatment or tests.  

Last week there was a sudden decline in Joe.  He began losing balance.  Was running a high temp and his remaining legs became very swollen very quickly and hot to the touch.  His front leg now seems to have a similar growth to the one that was removed, along with the swelling and he's become lame. Yet he's still eating.  The vet wanted to xray his lungs and leg to see if it was cancer or something called Marie's disease -- associated with cancer.  But we feel unless there's something other than cancer or marie's disease we don't want to get into a cycle of false hope.   

We are still recovering from losing another dog in august so we've been put through the ringer.  We've run out of pet insurance because of the amputation.  We don't want to put him through a bunch of further tests but still these symptoms leave me scratching my head -- the high temp, the swelling hot lets, and the speed it all happened.  We think this is not good and want to do our best for him, even if that means keeping him comfortable until we are know it is time.  But I wanted to put there out and see if anyone had thoughts or similar symptoms.  

Thank you!