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Leave a bone for Oscar
Nicknames:
Wuppie
Doggie Dynamics:
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Birthday:
October 24th 2004
Likes:
Chasing his kitty siblings around the living room, playing with his sister, belly rubs, digging holes and barking at the neighbor dog.
Pet-Peeves:
Staying home alone, not being able to eat the cat food.
Favorite Toy:
Anything that squeaks, and his tug rope.
Favorite Food:
Peanut Butter! Yummmmmmmm
Favorite Walk:
Hiking in the woods.
Best Tricks:
He carries his own poop bag.
Bio:
Oscar was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma April 2007, 1 month before my wedding. He developed a lump on his 11th rib on the right side. He's only 2.5 so it was quite surprising since this type of cancer usually shows up in much older dogs and in a limb, not the thoracic region.
By the time we had all the proper tests and exams done the mass had quadrupled in size! Two days before our wedding they removed 4 of his ribs and a small piece of his right lower lung. He finished his last course of Chemotherapy in August. At that time his follow-up test showed no mets, and Oscar was given a clean bill of health. Oscar recovered so well, he had all of his energy and personality back. Then early last week, just over 2 months after his last treatment he started limping around. We took him to the wet and decided to keep an eye on it for a week. His limp seemed to improve but I wanted to be cautious so I took him in for some x-rays. Sure enough, the cancer seems to be back in his left front leg and in his lungs.
We proceeded to have the affected toe removed in October, 2007 followed by more chemotherapy. But alas, the day after Christmas the oncologist found evidence of metastatic disease in one of his lynph nodes. At that time we discontinued chemotherapy and took him home to wait it out. Oscar was doing pretty well for about 6 weeks when the lymph node became enlarged and infected. It also appeared that he had an infection at the surgical site from his foot surgery more than 2 months prior. The infection turned out to be a highly resistant staph bacteria. We started taking him to the vet daily for antobiotic injections and had the lymph node removed in the hopes that it was relieve the discomfort. After 2 weeks of antibiotics there was no improvement in his foot, in fact it seemed to be getting worse so we had some x-rays taken. The x-rays showed the infection and cancer were beginning to destroy the bones in his foot/wrist area. At that time we couldn't put him through another traumatic surgery to remove is entire leg so we made the tough choice to let him go. Oscar was laid to rest on February 23, 2008...he was only 3 years and a few months old. We are trying to take comfort in the fact that he is no longer in pain but we still miss him greatly.
I've Been On Dogster Since:
| March 27th 2005 |
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More than 6 years! |
Rosette, Star and Special Gift History
Dogster Id:
132349
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