Roxy is going for a surgery

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RoxyMom

Discussion Starter · Jun 20, 2008

We had a visit today at the vets, and during the exam, vet told me he felt enlargements in her abdominal area. We did x-ray, which showed enlarged spleen. Vet said it could be a tumor and cancerous, he wont know until they remove it. I don't know what other options i have at this point. He said we can do an ultrasound, but that wont help me much, really.
So, we scheduled a surgery this coming Tuesday.

I don't know if this is the right decision.
Anyone had a dog with spleen problems?

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momto3k9s

· #2 · Jun 20, 2008

Oh no!

I hope all turns out well! I'll keep her in my prayers. So scary when you hear things like this about our furbabies isn't it.

Keep us posted.

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RoxyMom

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 20, 2008

Thank you Linda. I'll let you know how it went on Tuesday.

elsie

· #4 · Jun 20, 2008

prayer for roxy on the way...
& for you, too.

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frenchie27

· #5 · Jun 20, 2008

Hope all turns out well. These are like our kids. My prayers are with you...

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Barb E

· #6 · Jun 20, 2008

Friend of mine's dog (mix) had an enlarged spleen, when they got in there it was actually torsioned.
Harley no longer has a spleen and is doing well

Oh and ask about stomach tack if they're removing the spleen, some feel the extra room without the spleen can make it easier for a stomach torsion

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RoxyMom

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 20, 2008

Thank you elsie, french and Barb, i thought about asking for stomach tack, thank you for confirming this! I just hope it's not a cancer, and if it is, hope it didn't spread anywhere.

littledmc17

· #8 · Jun 20, 2008

Poor baby she'll be in my thoughts
if its any help my husband is going in for surgery tuesday

JenM66

· #9 · Jun 21, 2008

thoughts and prayers are with you.

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WiscTiger

· #10 · Jun 21, 2008

It could very well be a torsion. Dogs can live with a spleen. My Vet recommended that we do CBC's at first every 3 months, then 6 months to a year, depending on how this looked on the previous tests.

arycrest

· #11 · Jun 21, 2008

Sending my best wishes and lots of warm thoughts and prayers for Roxy's spleen surgery.

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middleofnowhere

· #12 · Jun 21, 2008

THe eldest has been spleen free for 4 or 5 years.

RoxyMom

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 21, 2008

Thank you everyone for all the good thoughts. Her x-ray didn't look all that good. It's a quiet large mass.

WiscTiger

· #14 · Jun 21, 2008

When my St.Bernard mix had a spleen torsion his spleen was huge like the size of a basketball, when the spleen is usually the size of a larger man's fist. It was a long recovery period, 11 days at the Vet 9 on IV support, because of the bruising of the intestines.

So just wait and see how the surgery goes and the biopsied of the spleen.

Hang in there.

RoxyMom

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jun 24, 2008

Roxy is back home from the surgery. She's all loopy, poor baby.

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It turned out to be NOT a spleen, but a Gastric volvulus and dilatation (GDV) Her spleen is perfectly healthy, and every other organ is looking good.
Vet tacked her stomach to prevent future bloating. I would have never guessed. Scary stuff.

Thank you all for good wishes!!

Cassidy's Mom

· #16 · Jun 24, 2008

Glad to hear she's home and well!

Kayos and Havoc

· #17 · Jun 24, 2008

Wow, so glad she did have a spleen problem but she is also lucky with the GDV!

She must have an angel running with her!

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