You would think that after 18 years of doing something, you would pretty much have seen it all. But.
This week I saw a 6 year old Lab mix dog for an acute lameness. I have been this dogs' vet ever since she was adopted from the pound as a puppy. Very nice dog. Never had any major problems.
She was very lame on one of her hind legs. Looked just like a cranial (anterior) cruciate ligament tear: except no drawer movement. So I took radiographs: Notice that the right leg is about 1cm shorter than the left and the lytic lesion in the distal right femur. Osteosarcoma with a pathological compression fracture.
So sad.
This week I saw a 6 year old Lab mix dog for an acute lameness. I have been this dogs' vet ever since she was adopted from the pound as a puppy. Very nice dog. Never had any major problems.
She was very lame on one of her hind legs. Looked just like a cranial (anterior) cruciate ligament tear: except no drawer movement. So I took radiographs: Notice that the right leg is about 1cm shorter than the left and the lytic lesion in the distal right femur. Osteosarcoma with a pathological compression fracture.
So sad.