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lylol · 09-03-2010, 09:51 AM

My then 8 or 9 year old had a huge tumor on the spleen. I had just gone through the huge expense of cancer treatments for a younger dog with no success so I knew I was only going to be able to do a certain amount this dog... we removed the spleen (with several tumors on it) and I didnt even have them tested because I knew I wasnt going to be able to treat the cancer. Good news is he is still with us at 12... he bounced back immediately from surgery. I would do the surgery if he is healthy enuf... they have a high rate of returning to a normal life quickly with out the spleen

09-03-2010, 09:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
lylol Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 374	My then 8 or 9 year old had a huge tumor on the spleen. I had just gone through the huge expense of cancer treatments for a younger dog with no success so I knew I was only going to be able to do a certain amount this dog... we removed the spleen (with several tumors on it) and I didnt even have them tested because I knew I wasnt going to be able to treat the cancer. Good news is he is still with us at 12... he bounced back immediately from surgery. I would do the surgery if he is healthy enuf... they have a high rate of returning to a normal life quickly with out the spleen __________________ Lysa Norse Magic vom Kriegershaus "Rune" (Dec 08) Magnus (Jun 98)