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Duke Update

Thanks for all of the vibez for Duke the other day.  His test results came back yesterday.  The good news is that all of his lumps and bumps came back benign.  The bad news is that the ball & socket joint on the left side of his jaw is malformed, and he has arthritis there, so that's what's causing his jaw issues.  There is a surgery to correct it, but it's pretty invasive, and they only recommend it as a last resort.  So, we are just going to try and manage his pain with anti-inflammatories, and he has to start taking some supplements for the arthritis, to try and prevent it from getting worse.  We can keep doing that as long as it doesn't impact his quality of life.  Not great, but I'm pretty relieved that we won't have to deal with jaw surgery.  That just sounds disastrous for a dog.
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Re: Duke Update

  • I must have missed the earlier post but I am very glad to hear he is c-c-c-cancer free. I'm sorry he is having jaw pain. distance head pats and belly rubs to Duke!
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  • yay for benign lumps and bumps!  I hope you can make him more comfortable with the meds, I can't imagine what the jaw surgery would be like, I would imagine the recovery would be awful.  TP to Duke!
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  • I guess I'll be happy for him. He missed a great opportunity to take down Kenzie next year though.
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  • Poor Duke! Hope the management plan works.
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  • Anti-inflammatory jaw vibes to Duke.
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  • Aw...that jaw surgery sounds awful.  I hope they can manage it with the meds.  Chin scratches to Duke. 
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  • Awww poor Duke. I'm glad you have answers and hope the treatment works and doesn't give him roid rage
  • Poor Duke. Glad there's no cancer, but sorry he has to deal with jaw pain.  Sorry to sound like an earthy crunchy broken record on this, but acupuncture might be able to help, especially with the arthritis.  I don't know if he works at the midtown location as well (we go to the Stone Mountain office), but we love Dr. Kevin at Loving Touch - all of their doctors are good, though.

    ETA - If you want to talk supplements offline, just let me know. I can tell you what I've got my old guy on. He's still going strong at 16, so they must be doing something.

  • Boston has some arthritis and these chews have helped him immensely!  We give him 2 a day even though it says he should get 6 for his weight.  He was like a new dog within days of starting these.  Might be worth checking into for Duke!

    http://www.prokennel.com/phycoxsoftchews120softchews.aspx

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  • Poor puppy dog.  The anti-inflammatories should work wonders for him though.  How old is Duke? 
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  • I didn't hear about this until now with the update but happy to hear it's not the worst case. I hope the anti-inflammatory helps him out enough to keep him happy. Sending super pets to Duke!

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