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…vets do know that. They deal with difficult situations every day but for us it s not a standard. 

We send you a lot of healing hugs from sunny Greece!! I am waiting to receive good news once again the next time you come back from the vet!

…of cure is to excise the primary tumour quickly before it spreads. 

I am not questioning my decision since this morning (it’s 11:11 here in Greece) and Purrkins post from 2016 helped me a lot. 

My mom is wondering though that it would be easier or better for him to leave it untreated and to

…nutritional supplement that is for the joints. It's called cosequin.

I don't know if you know if vets in America generally recommend it. Here in Greece it is very expensive, i.e. 120 pills cost 120 euros. It goes without saying that I am willing to buy it, I would just like to hear a second third

…Faye and Melia, welcome to the club nobody wants to join. We are so happy you decided to post here. We have had other members from Greece over the years, with VG being the most recent.

You are such a good parent to Melia! And you ask good questions. I will try to answer them for

…this community, it is so helpful in that we are going throught.

Here is our story! My name is Faye and my best friend calls Melia. We are from Greece and in my country her name means honey 🙂

Before one month started to limp in her front leg so we go to the vet and he told me after axial that she

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Keep is posted and stay connected.

Hugs

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!

PS. We've had members from Greece through the years.  Type in Greece in the search bar....hit "advanced search"....check the boxes to the right for all topics, all forums.

…you for your reply. Yes, we are currently waiting, results should be available by Friday 1st of September.

For some context, I am currently in Greece and have been over the last year between Europe the US because of work. Was planning this winter to take Milo with me in the US as there will be…

…more stability. He is currently staying in Greece with my family.

It is not uncommon for vets here to be more "old-school" in cases like that. I am currently contacting other clinics that I've

…1990 said

Γειά σου ! 

Translated from Greek to English as follows:

I'm from Greece, so my English is not very good, I'll try my best!

I have a Neopolitan Mastiff 3 years old 86 kg! A month ago he woke up in pain and his back

…him or damaging him

History is we had him 2 days ago he is about 18 moths old small and very slight 3 legged dog (rear leg missing) rescued form Greece, he had his leg amputated 2 months ago because of a deformity where he was basically dragging his leg around and because of this his front leg

…I hope everybody is doing fine and is healthy during this crazy time we are all experiencing

Well, I fell in love with a gorgeous Tripawd guy from Greece. He is about five years old, 50 cm, got hit by a car when he was about a year old. The right rear leg had to be amputated after the accident.

…for letting us know you are in Greece. I'm so glad you told your vet she was in pain with just the Metacam.

Basically, what she got after amputation was Ibuprophen, the same thing we…

…management
. But there is a way you can talk to him about it though, and get Bella the medication she needs.

First, yes, you have Gabapentin in Greece, but it's called "Neurontin." It works on calming the nerves that have been cut. Ask for it.

Second, you can show your veterinarian a copy of

…only gave me the Metacam but when we spend an awful night with our pain muscles I contact to him and then he gave me Tramal... Also we are from Greece so the gabapentin doesn't exist here I think. I told my vet about Symmetrel and he told me that this medicine comes to an another level and now is

…is a very positive sign yes!

Good luck, sweetie, hugs and cuddles to your gorgeous Zanzi 😘🐮💫✨🌟🌹  

Well I guess we have some positive things in Greece too.

I can get the pain killers you mentioned myself no problem. In fact I already have Tramal (Tramadol) at home. I will ask them for

…from what I can see was the option I described above with only chemo. 

Unfortunately from what I know radiation therapy is not available in Greece  not even on humans  I've read about knife radiation but no option for us. Now I don't know the exact situation in the States regarding pet…

…insurance etc but we don't have that in Greece either and cost is a major factor, not because I wouldn't give everything for my love Zanzi but because maybe I might not have it 🙁

Thank you

…. BREATHE right??

Just wanted to get it of my chest.

We will make our decision by Monday the latest.

Just letting you know that we live in Greece.

Please pray for Zanzi.

Thank you very much in advance.

…tell her we sent you if you call.

As for Bi-Pawds, yes, we've had a few here. Among them is: Antouanetta the Large Two-Legged Dog Hero of Greece.

But don't jump ahead of yourself yet, it may not need to happen that way. I know it's hard not to think the worst. But Kokomo needs you to be

…a way the inflammation, because of the damage she will need an ankle support in the means of a boot. As we don't really know what happened to her in Greece it may well be that it was done at the same time as the break on the leg she had amputated :-/ 

All the xrays of her hips, pelvis, spine and back

…is hardly showing any signs of pain (only a slight limp), so they did the culture as well as the biopsy to check for bone infection (she's from Greece originally so apparently there is more potential for bone infections than normal UK dogs). Unfortunately both the biopsy and culture came back

… but all about Manni. I find consolation in the fact that he's had a good life and that he would be dead already if he had stayed on the streets of Greece. I can smile when I look at him and he smiles back at me so all is good for now.

tina  

Tina, I truly admire your ability to cope, to move

… but all about Manni. I find consolation in the fact that he's had a good life and that he would be dead already if he had stayed on the streets of Greece. I can smile when I look at him and he smiles back at me so all is good for now.

tina

…recently had the pleasure to meet an incredible woman in Greece who is doing amazing work. She cares for a large pack of animals who never stood a chance at a good life if she hadn't stepped in. Today, these

… what a fabulous story - all those kind people in Greece. This warms my heart. Is she now with you permanently in England?

What a trooper and such a happy dog! My kitty Mona had her amputation in June

…in June this year, unfortunalty this didnt work due to the bone totally dieing off from the wrist down, the infection was so bad whilst she was in Greece and did too much damage to the bone.

We did all we could to save the leg but it wanst meant to be, shes bounced back every time and has been a

…: conventional, alternative and complimentary. She lives in Long Branch with her husband, their two sons, and several rescued street dogs from Greece. She is a member of the following organizations: AVMA, AHVMA, VBMA, AAVA, NJVMA and is a consulting vet for the Sgt. Denny Project.

She is

…FOR ADOPTION:
Rupert (approx. 4 years old)

Large crossbreed

West Sussex

Rescued from Greece where he was chained up with an untreated leg wound.

Fostered with another dog but needs time to get to know them, now friends with all of them at

…bone infection, only end up facing osteosarcoma later on after months of waiting for treatments to work. Then again, we've never had a dog here from Greece so this could really be the case this time, I sure hope so!

See this video, Diagnosing Bone Cancer in Dogs

You may want to consider having a

…there is a prior injury that has caused some bone damage.

The specialist thinks it is probably due to some disease that Drake could have gotten in Greece.  Additionally, the specialist thinks there is dysplasia due to an old injury in the elbow - along with inflammation and the infection. Drake's

…is currently running on Talbot's blog. Since May, over 80 Tripawds have applied from countries as far away as New Zealand, America, Wales, England, Greece, Canada and Australia. Over 14,000 votes have already been cast. Tripawds can apply by sending a JPEG photo to <a href="mailto: help