Hi Rocky. Thank you for registering and joining the Tripawds community. We are so sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, but as you can see, you have lots of support here.

On Wednesday night, we are having an "Ask the Vet" chat session in our Forums, where you can ask our vet about chemo.

We can't tell you whether or not to have it, but we can share our stories to help you make a decision. In my case, I didn't have chemo right away after my amp in 11/06. There were lots of reasons why, but mostly because I had such a poor prognosis, and the closest vet doing chemo was 6 hours away. My pawrents didn't want what they thought were my last few months, to be spent driving back and forth, so they opted to treat me with supplements, and love, lots of it. 

Surprisingly, I shocked the doctors by going well beyond my original 4 month prognosis. In March, 2008, we learned that I had lung mets. At that point, my pawrents looked into the Metronomic Protocol for me, which they really liked, because I could be on it while we were on the road traveling. It was a good decision, and it worked for me until October of this year, when I crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

So, everyone is different. It's a hard decision to make, we know. If you can do the chemo, and have the financial resources to do it, there is a stronger pawsibility that it will help prolong your life than if you went without it. Chemo will usually do that, and dogs always have a better chance if the chemo is done right away.

But if doing chemo isn't going to work for your situation, don't be hard on yourself, becuase there is always a chance that you can still have a great quality of life without it, through supplements, diet., etc. Either way, with our without, nothing is guaranteed, but as long as your pawrents can give you a fighting chance as best they can, that's all that matters.