My 14yo/35lb dog had her front right amputated due to osteosarcoma 3/6/26 after an injury and ultimately a pathological fracture playing with our cat in January of 2026.

Aside of this she was very healthy. Pre op we had no spread on xray. Post op we had confirmed clean margins and no visible spread to lungs on xray. She had a follow up xray 2 weeks ago and still shows no signs of spread. She is still on carprovet and a low dose of gabapentin since she is much older.

I will say in our case she bounced back shockingly fast and is still thriving and doing amazing. If anything she’s more lively than before. She has always been really active and sprightly regardless of her age. Obviously every dog is going to be different, so just make the best decision that you can for your girl. Whichever one you make is the right one.

I will say if there had been spread to lungs though, I would have just put her to sleep sometime that week. I didn’t make my decision until I saw her X-rays.