[Dailydrool] Dailydrool Digest, Re: Splenectomy

[Rkbeard at aol.com]

I once had a 12 year old male who suddenly developed a terribly enlarged  
spleen--took him to the vet--was told most of these were malignant, but 
usually  contained.  Decided to have the surgery done--spleen ruptured just as it 
 was removed.  If it had ruptured without surgery, he would have bled to  
death before the vet could have opened him up!  Turns out, there was no  
malignancy, tumor was huge, but benign, and the dog lived another 3 years in  
excellent health.  I would do the surgery again without hesitation.
 
Kathryn Beard
_rkbeard at aol.com_ (mailto:rkbeard at aol.com) 
 
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