Hello all, 

My 1 year and 9 month old pup was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in his right distal radius (wrist area) last Thursday. His amputation was today and we have heard from the vet that his surgery went well and that he is recovering now (very delighted by this news!).

When we dropped him off this morning the surgeon was unable to talk to us for long as he was set to start another surgery, so we were unable to discuss chemotherapy options for our little guy. But, from most of our research, we figured we had at least a week or two to determine a path forward for this. However, this afternoon when the surgeon called to inform me about how the surgery went he began to talk to me about Chemotherapy options. He said he had asked around and did a bit of research and that it was suggested that they begin a 2 drug chemotherapy treatment 24 hours post operation of Doxorubicin (day one-post op with 24 hour observance) and Cisplatin (day 2 post-op with 24 hour observance). 

This came as a bit of a shock as I didn't think I would be having to make a decision on his chemotherapy treatment so soon post op. I am also concerned if doing chemotherapy immediately post op would lead to a higher likelihood of infection at the amputation site. 

I am quite stressed about making this decision as I want what is best for my boy. I feel pulled in two directions: 1) to start the chemotherapy immediately to give Huddy the best fighting chance against micrometastisis, and 2) giving him the time he needs to recover and ensure no infection happens at his amputation site. 

Has anyone else done or heard of dogs receiving chemotherapy directly (24 hours) after amputation?

Thanks in advance!

Huddysmom