Please hope that this vet is completely incompetent.

[janedoe]

Hoping the vet is wrong, but hemangiosarcoma of the spleen is rather famous for not being caught until it causes the spleen to rupture. The back and forth of milder symptoms can be from minor bleeds but once a big one happens it is usually too late. I know quite a few people who have lost dogs to hemangiosarcoma of the spleen and in most cases the dog appeared fine up until a couple hours before they lost them.

Again, hoping the vet is wrong. Jolie had a large splenic tumor that never ruptured and that they don't think was hemangiosarcoma (the only way to know for sure would have been a biopsy which we didn't do because of her age and other issues). It was found by the vet palpating during a regular exam. She never showed signs of it spreading to other organs which is why we don't think it was actually cancer. Had she been in better health overall when it was diagnosed, we might have tried having her spleen removed, but she also had laryngeal paralysis and significant hind end mobility issues so we didn't want to put her through it. Eventually she stopped eating - we think the tumor had grown large enough it was blocking her stomach and we let her go.

I'm sorry for Jolie. I'm hoping that if it is, we're catching it in time. Fortunately, Zo is in great shape so we'll get her biopsied and spleen removed if it comes to that. Chemo and a lot of magic mushrooms. Fran did fine without her spleen. The oncologist is on standby and we have a surgeon picked out. I guess that's the only good thing about having been through this kind of thing three times in two years. It helps to know the receptionist at the cancer clinic.

[Mr Kleb]

Oh I hope so.

You are right on top of it. You are a good owner.

[bmathers]

Hoping the vet is wrong, but hemangiosarcoma of the spleen is rather famous for not being caught until it causes the spleen to rupture. The back and forth of milder symptoms can be from minor bleeds but once a big one happens it is usually too late. I know quite a few people who have lost dogs to hemangiosarcoma of the spleen and in most cases the dog appeared fine up until a couple hours before they lost them.

This is what happened to my Sprocket. Very sad.

Hope Zo is okay!!






Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Dakota18]

Hope everything turns out ok and the vet is not right.

[SamsonsMom]

Lots of mojo, thoughts and prayers your way.

[Beth C]

Positive vibes heading your way!

[kimbersmom]

Lots of good thoughts and mojo.

[coopersmom]

Sending tons of good thoughts your way!!!

[smartrock]

Good luck today, let us know what they think.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[labsnewfy]

Sending good thoughts and prayers.