We arrived at the specialist around 9am. Of course we waited in the room for 40 minutes before being seen!
The surgeon came in the room and we had the X-rays from our local vet’s office. After looking at the X-ray’s for a few minutes the surgeon told us the news. Our Lorna had (what appeared to be) osteosarcoma. VERY common cancer usually on older dogs. NOT A 3 YEAR OLD BULLMASTIFF. He said we had a few options
1) IV treatment that would dull the pain but not get rid of the cancer
2)Amputation (command and recommended…and would give us 6 more months to a year with her)
With MANY tears we decided amputation was the route for us. We scheduled the surgery for THE NEXT morning. Wow craziness.
I know how hard this is. Please get as much sleep as you can today and hug Lorna while you are awake. It is going to be a bumpy few days, but she will amaze you with her abilites. We will be around if you need us,
Elizabeth and Sammy