Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] puppies/ breaking heart

I lost the love of my life to bone cancer. But Vennie gave it a good try including having his left foreleg amputated. He came home 2 days after the surgery and had no problems going 3 legged. It did not save him, but it gave me 3 months more with him.

LisaW

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From: Nana Charlton <ncharl7704@sbcglobal.net>
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Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 05:37:54
To: <boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: RE: [boxer lovers] puppies/ breaking heart

Tuesday night my dogs, all 3 boxers chased a pesky squirrel. It teases them through the window and they go after it. It runs up the tree, once I found a tip of it's tail on the ground at the base of the tree. It wasn't fast enough that day! Tuesday after the chase Yukon came in holding his back right leg up high behind him. Yesterday morning I called my vet who couldn't see him so called another vet in the area who people say is very good. Yukon fractured his toe. A wrap and rest with TRAMADOL and RAMADYL.The heartbreak came when they found what they think is bone cancer in the toe next to it. The vet said that boxer are prone to an aggressive form of bone cancer but not usually do they see it in the toe so it may be a less aggressive form They want to take the toe. I am going to take him to my vet for a second opinion. I saw the xray. You could see the white outside of the bone and the soft inside of the bones. The white
outside of that toe had disintegrated in one section. I know that adopting older dogs brings this kind of thing, It still breaks your heat. He has been a very special dog. I knew from the first time I saw him he was meant to be mine. When I got him at the APL they said he had a heart murmer, my vet wasn't to worried about it but has only seen him once.

Nana
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--- On Tue, 7/2/13, Heather Jones <heather.jones.mccaffrey@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Heather Jones <heather.jones.mccaffrey@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [boxer lovers] puppies/ boxer heart gene
To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 9:19 PM

I really appreciated this discussion and am glad that you all took the time
to share your thoughts. My Maggie was probably about 8 when I got her at the
shelter almost 5 years ago and while she does have her share of health
problems, she's never had a tumor that wasn't benign. She does have some
heart problems, but her cardio recheck on Monday was fantastic. Her
cardiologist is just amazed at how good she and her heart look. She was most
likely a discarded backyard breeder and I feel so fortunate that she's still
here at least 12, more likely 13 years of age and feeling so comfortable.

I've read so many heart breaking stories on BoxerWorld of those losing their
boxers to various cancers and bad boxer hearts at such tender ages. They
brought tears to my eyes and made me think that the next boxer we add to the
family would be from a reputable breeder with the hope that it would mean
not having the heartbreak. Alas though, we fostered this adorable puppy who
was on her way to the pound because some jerk off bred his two boxers and
only sold 2 of the 4 pups before his landlord said they had to go. Her mom
was white too, and if I understand correctly you aren't supposed to breed
the white ones. Major foster fail. My husband and I live in fear of Gabby's
genes. I do everything to support optimal health, but I know her genes are a
unfair Russian roulette. Sadly, at less than 18 months of age she's already
been diagnosed with spondylosis.

One of the things I wanted to do was have Gabby tested for the gene that
they've identified for boxer cardiomyopathy. Has anyone had that test done?

Boxer hugs and kisses,

Heather, mom to
Maggie/boxer/65 lbs/12 +yrs/ CKD, chronic pancreatitis, hypothyroidism,
arthritis, arrhythmia controlled by sotalol, adult onset epilepsy, likely
IBD and now a heart condition suspected to be ARVC or DCM
&
Gabby/boxer/70 lbs/17 mos/Major dietary indiscretions crazy puppy syndrome
:)
Orange County, CA

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Mary Rue

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