Thank you everyone, and thank you for sharing the stories of your own dogs. Sadly, we outlive them.
Beyond just being a pet, or ex-racing grey, Lizzy was my first dog, and she opened our hearts.
About 11 months after we got Lizzy, we adopted another greyhound "Dreamer". She was a red-brindle girl.
In Jan 2014 she had a stroke, then an embolism which prevented her from breathing. After being on Life Support for 3 hours, that decision was clear and painful.
9 Months later, we adopted our white-black greyhound Khaki. Her and Lizzy are very close. Khaki will not go on a walk if Lizzy doesn't come with, the two are inseparable.
Despite catching this early, the prognosis is not good. Amputation and chemo and at best that will give her 6 months to a year, but the recovery will be rough, not to mention costly ($15K-$20K). I feel I would be doing that more for me than for her. Despite that fact, we have an appointment on Tuesday with an osetosurgeon at a leading hospital in New England.
For those that aren't aware, osteocarcoma is the leading killer of greyhounds between the ages of 7-12. University of Ohio has a dedicated research group just for greyhounds and this disease. Luckily, our vet was part of that program.
Bone Cancer / Osteosarcoma In Greyhounds: Accepting a Lost Cause
We don't know how long she has, right now she's up and about as if nothing is wrong, and wondering why we're all freaking out. Everything I've been told and read, is that it moves fast. chest X-rays last night indicate that it may have moved to the lungs.
I'll keep you all updated, thank all for your kind words.
