Vader the 3 legged Rottweiler Cancer Survivor!!!

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VaderTheRottweiler
June 13, 2008

Vader is my 8 year old Rottweiler that I rescued from downtown Detroit in 2000. Vader was diagnosed with osteosarcoma cancer on June, 11th 2007. My two options were to do nothing giving him about 3 months to live, or to have his right leg amputated. At that time I didn't think about cost, only what was best for Vader. How would he get along with only three legs? How long would the surgery prolong his life? Many tough questions went through my head. After doing weighing all the options and doing online research about how dogs adapt to having only three legs, I decided to have the surgery performed. I went to pick him up the day after his surgery, which he came through the great, and I was so surprised to see him standing waging his little stub of a tail. I thought I was going to have to carry him. I custom built him a ramp to get into my Trailblazer (as you can see in the video) and he went right up them. I practiced with him going up the ramp BEFORE his surgery so he would be familiar with it. I took a video of the whole trip from getting in and out of the truck and into the house. He actually RAN into the house and up some huge stone steps, I was amazed. The scene in the video with his T-shirt on is actually day one post surgery.
The story continues, Vader is still doing well, but for space concerns I will stop here for now. If I get enough views/responses, I'll continue the story with more details like the costs, healing, care, the chemo treatment and diet.
I really believe that the diet I put Vader on after his surgery and during his Chemotherapy was and still is instrumental to his remarkable recover and his continued health.
I hope this video gives hope and helps people make the difficult decisions when confronted with this horrible and much too common disease.
Vader has survived the streets of Detroit and now cancer.
Vader is a true survivor and my best friend.

THE DIET
During Chemo it is important to give them bone meal as a supplement to help their bones and teeth because the Chemo reduces calcium in their bodies. I still give Vader bone meal in his food just to be safe. For breakfast we supplement his dog food with sardines either in water or tomato sauce. The stores around me must be going nuts wondering why they are selling so many since I buy them up by the case whenever they come in :) The dog food I use is IAM's senior; it has a lot of protein and a little less fat. You can use other brands but just make sure the first ingredient is chicken, beef, fish... and not some cornmeal or byproduct. For dinner we give him eggbeaters mixed in with his dog food. And whenever we make broccoli or vegetables I will give him some. Vegetables are supposed to be very good for them. I wish I would have known some of this when he was a puppy so I could of fed him better. I always used whatever the vet recommend and something with glucosamine and chondroitin but didn't supplement it with anything. Luckily he has always been fit and healthy until this bout with cancer.

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roscoe316 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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what a great story on vader i know this cancer all to well i lost my boy to it i am happy to see a survivor of this nasty cancer what a fighter he is

bulldaisymom (3 months ago) Show Hide

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I am so glad he is doing so well... I lost my girl to the same cancer. Nothing could have been done for her. Please give him a big hug and kiss for me and my Neely R I P

lexiluvsherponys (3 months ago) Show Hide

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i have a puppy rottweiler she just caght parvo :[

xevoleyex (3 months ago) Show Hide

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Wow!! Thanks for this video, it's giving me hope for my rottie!!!

whatwouldmattdo (5 months ago) Show Hide

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Vader is awesome.

Don't worry he's kicking cancer's ass and my thoughts are with him.

landonsatterfield (7 months ago) Show Hide

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Your dog is inspiring. My rott went through the same thing, her cancer has spread but the amputation has given her an extra year of life. DOG'S do Great with 3 legs!!!!

VaderTheRottweiler (8 months ago) Show Hide

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I am finally adding some more Vader videos! Hopefully everyone gets notified when they are available but I'm trying to put them up today.

TuttiOfruti (8 months ago) Show Hide

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dogs are not like people... they wont give you weird looks if theres something wrong with your body n_n... vader is such a lovely doggie

VaderTheRottweiler (11 months ago) Show Hide

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Vader is still doing fine. He's always more spunky when it snows. I actually dressed him up as Dath Vader for Halloween. Feed him Omega 3 (sardines) and bone meal throughout the Chemo, I still have vader on it. I get it from Whole Foods in a crushed format. As long as the cancer doesn't come back he'll be fine.

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Thats great news, Im pleased he is still doing well!!

Thanks for the advice, Ill keep you posted.. You should get another updated video of Vadar on here soon.. perhaps in his Halloween outfit!!

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