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thenewgreen  ·  4435 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How are you today, Hubski?

To answer your question from another thread:

He's not doing that well. It turns out that it is bone cancer. Later this afternoon we take him in to get a chest x-ray and see if it has spread. There are three potential courses of action:

1. It's spread too much, do nothing and make him comfortable

2. It's still localized and hasn't spread: Amputate his leg and make him comfortable

3. Amputate his leg, give him chemotherapy and radiation

-None of the options are good. I really don't want to have to amputate his leg, but if it will help him live longer, I will. The key is whether he can live longer and not be in pain. If he will be in pain, I will have to put him down.

Thanks for asking.