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comment by NikolaiFyodorov
NikolaiFyodorov  ·  4122 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How are you today, Hubski?

That is an excellent dog.





thenewgreen  ·  4122 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, he's a great guy. 9 year old Vizsla named Hemingway. He's a gifted writer, but proned to bouts of severe alcoholism, depression and bone infections.

thenewgreen  ·  4118 days ago  ·  link  ·  

To answer your question from another thread:

He's not doing that well. It turns out that it is bone cancer. Later this afternoon we take him in to get a chest x-ray and see if it has spread. There are three potential courses of action:

1. It's spread too much, do nothing and make him comfortable

2. It's still localized and hasn't spread: Amputate his leg and make him comfortable

3. Amputate his leg, give him chemotherapy and radiation

-None of the options are good. I really don't want to have to amputate his leg, but if it will help him live longer, I will. The key is whether he can live longer and not be in pain. If he will be in pain, I will have to put him down.

Thanks for asking.

lil  ·  4112 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you do amputate, you might investigate the various prosthetic dog leg devices. I've seen happy dogs being walked like these:

Anyway, it sounds like a rough week regarding dogs, friends, and all...

NikolaiFyodorov  ·  4118 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm very sorry to hear that. I have some idea of how distressing the whole situation must be. Whatever the results I have no doubt he'll be overwhelmed with love and kindness in the days to come, which is the most important thing for him. Thank you for replying.