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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Kathryn Beard</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:rkbeard@aol.com">rkbeard@aol.com</A></DIV>
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