suzoutside said
I elected to let Sante have 2 weeks of no poking and vet stress now until the oncologist appointment on the 25th.

What a cool idea! I'm loving your thought process. The cancer journey can get so overwhelming, we want to do everything and we want it done now, but sometimes we forget the priority is making sure our Tripawd is having the quality of life we wanted from amputation. So YAY YOU!  Maybe they can do the diagnostics that day while she is there at the onco vet? You may want to see if that's possible, they might tell you not to feed her that morning just in case.

Soooo glad she's getting her mojo back! Let us know how she's doing without the extra pain control. We are sending Tripawd Power your way!

Oh darn! I would let them know about her pain signals , the tail between legs is one sign she's still hurting. I hope the new dose works better. It's such a tricky balance! Stay strong, you'll get there.

I'm so sorry! It's hard not to be heartbroken with a finding like this, I feel so bad for you. We humans, we don't cope with this kind of news well. But like Sally mentioned, Sante is still Sante! She doesn't care what the report says, she's not worried about her future or even trying to predict it the way we do. She's just being herself, and wondering why you are so upset. 

Mets suck, there's no getting around that. But there's no way to accurately predict what will happen. We've seen some dogs live with mets for much longer than anyone predicted. Our Jerry went seven additional months, and other dogs have gone longer, even a couple of years. So you never know. The oncologist can guesstimate based on averages, but they can't stamp an expiration date on Sante's butt.

So get the information to help keep this tty disease stable and from getting worse, and remember that Sante is following your lead. Our emotions get reflected back by our pets and although it's unrealistic to try to ignore how you feel, do your best to stay strong around her (while setting up a punching bag in your garage or something so you can take out your feelings!). 

Let us know what they suggest OK? We are here for you and your sweet girl.

Geez I'm sorry you didn't get more definitive answers. That's so frustrating. But you have a GREAT attitude, I can see Sante is rubbing off on you. Yes, focus on the major concern at hand, and with a plan like that, know that you are giving it your absolute best shot at kicking cancer's butt.  It sounds like a reasonable way to tackle this situation. And in the meantime we will keep our paws crossed that the source of the mast cells is gone gone gone with that leg. 

If you'd like to get her into therapy to help with her other issues, remember the Tripawds Foundation can pay for your first rehab visit , so please take advantage of the program!