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<DIV>My Sophie had her spleen removed at age 12 and she will be 14 this year.
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/7/2013 7:24:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dailydrool-request@lists.dailydrool.org writes:</DIV>
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1<BR>Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:22:54 -0700<BR>From:
<lois.leader@cox.net><BR>To: dailydrool@lists.dailydrool.org<BR>Subject:
[Dailydrool] drool and insight about splenectomy requested<BR>Message-ID:
<20130406042254.N0BIN.217232.imail@fed1rmwml106><BR>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset=utf-8<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>