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Joe Shlabotnik

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1. I lost my shepherd/malmute to bone cancer

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 03:55 AM

Oct 2015

We though he sprained something, and after the weekend we took him in to the vet and found out he'd been running around, happy, playful, like his usual Alpha-self on a broken frickin' leg. The x-rays were bad, apart from the fracture, he had holes in his bones on both legs and hips. We had no choice to put him down at 8 years old.

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Proof That A K-9 Cancer Diagnosis Doesn�t Mean �The End� (Tri-Pawed: Embracing Canine Osteosarcoma) [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

I lost my shepherd/malmute to bone cancer Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2015 #1

Hope he makes it! swilton Oct 2015 #2

This was posted in September 2015. After surgery Sheridan had a great and full of love year Sunlei Oct 2015 #4

my 6 year old rottie developed a slight limp on front leg. Vet thought maybe it was a sports injury Sunlei Oct 2015 #3

What a great dog. So full of life and loved. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #5