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About Bo
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When Bo came to us a , we were aware that he had a huge tumour on his side. We knew that it was likely to be a highly aggressive cancer and the vets in NSW were fairly confident that Bo would lose his life to his cancer, sooner rather than later. When Bo arrived, we took him straight to see our vets. The prognosis was as grim as we had feared and they agreed that the mango sized mass, originating from his ribs, was most likely, a horrific osteosarcoma. Of course, we hoped for a miracle, we always do, but with a number of vets all drawing the same conclusion, we knew that it was unlikely that we would get any good news. Despite realising that there was probably nothing we could do except keep Bo comfortable for the short time he had left, we decided to do some x-rays to confirm the diagnosis. Surprisingly, although it involved Bo’s ribs, the tumour did not have the usual appearance of an osteosarcoma so we decided to proceed to surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible. Shockingly, the mass was unlike anything our vets had ever seen. It was solid and had almost a crystal appearance when opened. The mass was hard, a similar consistency, shape and size of a cricket ball and nobody had any clue as to what it could be. Although only around 90% could be removed, we knew that Bo was much more comfortable and could walk a lot better and our vets sent a sample of the mass to the laboratory. The wait for results was excruciating. Whilst we expected to only wait a couple of days, it took around a week for the pathology came back and, you guessed it, it was, in fact, something very rare and had some very unusual findings. Sadly, Bo’s tumour was identified as cancer. It was an incredibly rare chondosarcoma. Even more unusual is that with a cancer diagnosis, one of the cells the pathologists look for is called mitosis. These cells are the cells that divide and transport the cancer to other parts of the body, causing metastasis. In highly aggressive cancers, the mitosis count is incredibly high but strangely, Bo’s sample showed a mitosis count of ZERO. This means that although he does have a very rare cancer, the likelihood of it spreading anywhere else in his body, is miniscule. Having removed over 90% of the tumour, it is unlikely that it will grow back but if it does, it should be slow growing and in exactly the same place and if that occurs, it can be debulked again and Bo can go back to living his life. At 9 ½ years old, Bo is ready to start living his best life. He is an awesome, friendly, happy guy and he is ready to find his forever family. Of course, it is going to take someone very special to commit to Bo but he is healthy, happy and loving and we just know that he will make a great best mate to someone. Bo does need a home without cats or pocket pets. He is fine with other dogs but would also really love to be spoiled as your one and only. He loves the car, going on adventures and being with his humans. Are you the extra special human that Bo is waiting for? PLEASE NOTE: This pet is located in Kingaroy. To apply, please go to the website www.karmasplacerescue.org.au and fill in the online adoption enquiry form
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Please go to go to our website www.karmasplacerescue.org.au and fill in the online adoption enquiry form. If we believe that you are a good match for the animal that you are applying for, you will receive a phone call from our adoptions coordinator within 72 hours. If you do not receive a call in that time, it means that you will not be successful in your application for that particular pet. Thank you for considering a Karma's Place Rescue pet as your new family member
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