MY 6 YEAR OLD ROTTIE, CHANCE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOSARCOMA ON JUNE 1, 2012, THE DAY THE MUSIC STOPPED IN MY LIFE, LUCKILY I FOUND TRIPAWDS, I HAVE TO SHARE INFO ON THE CLINICAL TRIAL CHANCE WAS ACCEPTED INTO ON JUNE 11, 2012, THIS CLINICAL TRIAL IS ONGOING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, CURRENTLY 36 DOGS ARE IN THE TRIAL{NOW 37}, THIS TRIAL IS HELPING DOGS WITH THS DREADFUL CANCER, THRU RADIATION{ONE TIME} AND THEN MONTHLY INFUSIONS OF 'ZOMETA' THESE DOGS ARE SHOWING PAIN DECREASE, AND A SLOWING DOWN OF THE CANCER SPREADING, THERE IS A DOG IN THE TRIAL 'SADIE' A ROTTIE WHO HAS BEEN IN THE TRIAL FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT INCEDENT, THE PAST SIX MONTHS ;SADIE' IS OFF HER PAIN MEDS AND HAS NO,LIMP, NOW SADIE IS THE EXCEPTION, THE DR. TOLD ME, HOWEVER, IF IT HAS WORKED ON JUST ONE DOG THERE IS HOPE, I WAS TOLD THESE TRIALS ARE BEING HELD AROUND THE COUNTRY, SINCE CHANCE WAS NOT A GOOD CANDITATE FOR AMP SURGERY THIS IS THE AVENUE WE ARE TAKING, I JUST WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GOTTEN THIS GOD AWEFUL NEWS.....WE HAVE ONLY PAID UP FRONT FEES FOR BLOOD WORK, EXRAY, NEEDLE ASPIRATE, AROUND $1700.00, THE DOGS RETURN EVERY 28 DAYS FOR THE INFUSION OF ZOMETA.THEN THE FEE IS AROUND $200.00. CHANCE IS AT HER FIRST TREATMENT TODAY, WILL BE PICKING HER UP TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS TRIAL IS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, IT IS DUBBED THE MAYO CLINIC OF THE MIDWEST....I WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE UPDATES ON CHANCES PROGRESS.....I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK FOR HER. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL BABIES WHO HAVE GOTTEN THIS HORRIBLE DIAGNOSES......THERE IS HOPE!!!!WE CAN NEVER GIVE UP ON THEM!