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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#C9B49A" background="cid:image001.gif@01D43606.2AF65F40" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><img src="cid:image001.gif@01D43606.2AF65F40" v:src="cid:image001.gif@01D43606.2AF65F40" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width=0 height=0 class=shape style='display:none;width:0;height:0'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We've had two hounds this year that have had their spleens removed. Daphne first, Her spleen was bleeding. doc was sure it was cancer but biopsy came back benign. He thought he saw a spot on her liver so I've been giving her turkey tail mushroom powder and milk thistle and she has been doing great. Just had her blood work re-done last week and he said all was good.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now for poor Ella, it was the opposite. Her spleen was bleeding but her platelets were too low to operate so he put her on pred for a week and then removed the spleen. Said all looked good, no sign of cancer and then biopsy came back hemangiosarcoma. We were devastated. It spreads fast and there is not much you can do. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would opt to remove the spleen and get biopsy. The blood work is a good indicator. If red blood cells and platelets are low then the doc's thoughts might be correct about the hemangiosarcoma.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prayers and drool being sent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ann<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>