Rocket has recovered from his surgery now and had his 1st of 4 chemo treatments. Other than being a little tired and less appetite he did well with the chemo. We are hoping he will win his battle with this terrible disease.
Author: r2florida
Rocket is an 8 year old 80 pound Standard Poodle who also is a Therapy Dog and normally spends his Monday afternoon working at a local Nursing Home bringing Cheer to the residents. We found out he has Osteosarcoma mid September and he is having Amputation surgery today (9/23)
Some pictures of Rocket
Rocket Dog Poodle Osteosarcoma Battle
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We confirmed Rocket had Osteosarcoma on Friday September 19th when the results of a needle biopsy came in. A bone biopsy had been performed on 9/9/14 by our Vet due to a lump on his left front leg and x-rays showing bone irregularities on the small bone in that leg. The result was inconclusive on 9/12 and rather than have our vet try again we scheduled an appointment with an oncologist.
Rocket had surgery to amputate the limb on 9/23 and will start chemo in about 2 weeks after he heals from the surgery.