has anyone ever used or heard of anyone using tumeric, baking soda and castor oil as a "poltice" to put on a tumor?   I saw this on the internet and it says it will help shrink the tumor.... I am trying to get pictures posted so you can see what the tumor looks like. 

thank you so much for adding the photos for me!!!!   and thanks to everyone for their comforting comments...I need to know more about the cabbage compress....  these pictures show Buddy standing so everyone can see the point of amputation.... the other 2 are the tumor that we (he and I) are dealing with... don't be too alarmed----the greasy looking stuff is neosporin.. 

I do put tumeric in his food per vet instructions... In fact, I have done that for all my dogs for quite a while...the only difference is the holistic vet recommended I mix it with 1/8 tsp of black pepper. 

I used Yunnan Bayoiu (spelling?) for a dog (shorty) who had hemangiosarcoma.    It really didn't prolong his life because he died in recovery following surgery. 

I am at my wit's end right now... I want so much to make Buddy feel better and the tumor to look better... the vet told me that the next trip that I made to his office (this was not the holistic vet) it would be after the tumor ruptures and he will  have to be put down because nothing else can be done...I can't even phantom having to make that drive of 17 miles to the vet..   

and I know no one wants to hear this, but my husband walked out on me and our 8 dogs 5 months ago and left me with the mortgage payment and all the bills.  I am retired and on a fixed income and it is soooo hard for me to find any extra money to buy things for Buddy that I would like to try for him, i.e. the essiac tea (spelling again?) I can't even afford to get a collar to put around his neck so he won't lick.   I just sit with him 24-7 to make sure he doesn't lick it.  

oh, and after I learn (ha ha) how to download pictures, I will post another picture of Buddy.   He just has so much life left, his heart rate is good, he eats good, drinks and goes to the bathroom good and scampers across the yard like nothing is wrong....

my question to myself is how long do I watch him suffer in pain... there are times that he seems fine but there are nights like last night when he was restless, pacing, groaning, and yelping out in pain... the pain medicine wasn't helping at all.   he finally settled down about 2:30 am but got me up at 6:30 am.  the tumor is beginning to drain and is looking worse...I know osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer and it has shown me how evil it is in the last 3 weeks.  I love him with all my heart but I cannot watch him suffer knowing he is in pain.  It would be selfish of me to keep him alive just for me when I know I can ease his pain- by far, the hardest decision I have to make.  I have already called the vet and talked to the office manager who is very sympathetic.  I can take him in any time today - when I get myself together to take him for his final car ride.