Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Well put, RJ. Surgery of a bone cancerous limb is properly viewed as a pain-sparing, quality of life enhancing procedure.
I suspect it's also viewed all too often as part of fighting the cancer, which, as Elle points out, it's not.
It can have its place, and as you rightly relate, dogs do exceeding well on 3 legs. You can even see some on Youtube who do amazing well with two legs.