[Dailydrool] Dailydrool Digest, Vol 261, Issue 7

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My Sophie had her spleen removed at age 12 and she will be 14 this year. 
 
 
In a message dated 4/7/2013 7:24:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dailydrool-request at lists.dailydrool.org writes:

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Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:22:54 -0700
From:  <lois.leader at cox.net>
To: dailydrool at lists.dailydrool.org
Subject:  [Dailydrool] drool and insight about splenectomy requested
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I?ve been an avid reader of, but only  occasional commenter on the Drool 
for a long time. It?s been a pleasure to  follow the escapades of the various 
doggies on the Drool, and I have benefited  from the advice I?ve read from 
veteran Basset parent-persons. 

Now I  have a Drool request to bring before you. My beloved Basset, Bobo, 
was just  diagnosed with a mass on his spleen. He has only shown discomfort 
with it this  last week. The X-rays show the mass but don?t indicate obvious 
spreading,  although there is one iffy little spot that only shows in one 
view. We have  scheduled a splenectomy for Bobo. The vet tells us that 2/3 of 
these masses  are malignant, but those usually show spreading. Bobo is 12 
years old. Has  anyone had experience with this type of operation for their 
dogs? I sure would  appreciate some insight about it, especially after-care 
and quality of life  for the patient. 

These decisions are hard! We don?t want to put Bobo  through unnecessary 
suffering, but we also want to take advantage of any  opportunity he may have 
for some more quality life. He?s a big, sweet  cuddle-bug. Thank you SO much 
for listening and for any insight you can  share.  Lois Leader and  Bobo.


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