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Portage Lake, Maine
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1 July 2010 - 7:47 pm
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Wanted to share this informative article I just read:

A Guide to Managing Osteosarcoma Patients

 

Tracy, Maggie's Mom

Maggie was amputated for soft tissue sarcoma 10-20-09

Maggie lost her battle with kidney disease on 8-24-13

http://maggie.t.....t-24-2013/

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1 July 2010 - 9:27 pm
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Thanks for sharing this! Great article featuring a classic case study of osteosarcoma presentation from the veterinary perspective. Let's hope all vets at least follow this advice mentioned ...

"Good communication is critical, as the owner will understandably be
impatient and emotional."

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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2 July 2010 - 10:45 am
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Excellent article. This part caught my eye:

"Amputation alone does not greatly improve survival compared to no treatment at all. So why do it? Because living with osteosarcoma is painful and can lead to a more painful pathological fracture. And

because amputation provides excellent pain control."

Thanks for posting this.

Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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2 July 2010 - 9:52 pm
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Tracy, thanks for sharing the article.

Regardless of the treatment chosen, pain management is paramount. A combination of an NSAID and an opioid is usually a good start, and other modalities can be added as needed.  Biphosphonates, such as zoledronic acid, are believed to offer anti-tumor, anti-resorptive and anti-metastasis activity.

I have not had Fortis on any pain meds at all for the past couple of months. I have plenty of Tramadol and Deramaxx on hand but rarely use the Tremadol and only give the Deramaxx on high activity days! He seems happy and I hate to medicate him until it is really nessccesary. Should I be giving him pain meds regardless? I need to look into the biphosphonates and zoledronic acid.

Thanks again for the great article,

fortis'Dad

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3 July 2010 - 7:06 am
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My dog doesn't have OSA but STS....but she, too, is NOT on daily NSAIDs, Brett! (she doesn't need them).   Nor am I doing chemo...I am doing homeopathics daily with her for her cancer treatment.  Right or wrong, these are my choices for my dog smile

But I still thought it was an informative article...

 

Tracy, Maggie's Mom

Maggie was amputated for soft tissue sarcoma 10-20-09

Maggie lost her battle with kidney disease on 8-24-13

http://maggie.t.....t-24-2013/


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I had Tazzie on daily meloxicam (generic Metacam) as part of her metronomic therapy and kept up with it even after she had to discontinue the chemo drug.  She was developing arthritis in her remaining foreleg plus there is some evidence that NSAIDS alone can help delay the onset of cancer mets and she tolerated the drug well.

Pam

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