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Maggie and Coacoa
About six or seven months ago we found out that our 4 year old dog Maggie has a cancerous tumor on her back right foot. We went ahead and had this nerve sheath tumor removed but were told that it had a 70% chance of coming back. Well it didn’t take long to return and now is even bigger than before. At first it did not seem to cause her any pain, but now I can see that she is using it very cautiously. The vet told me I would have to amputate the leg eventually; better sooner than later. The last time she had surgery she had some hairline fractures from the pressure of this tumor. This must be painful. I am now one month into a diet that will help her to lose 2 pounds before we decide to do surgery. She is a miniature schnauzer and they don’t want any extra weight on her if she has to support herself on three legs. Soon I will have to call the vet and have her weight checked. I am not looking forward to the finality of a date or scheduled surgery. Oh and she is only 4 years old.