BenBen needs good thoughts and prayers UPDATE
BenBen, who is 12, may have cancer of the spleen. We have and ultrasound done on Friday to see. X rays do not show it, but he has early symptoms. We hope to catch it in early stages. He is my budd...
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Hi, new to the forum but familiar with this condition in dogs. Our 8 year old german shepherd just underwent a splenectomy last month. The type of cancer is hemangiosarcoma and attacks blood vessels and organs that are rich in them. Usually spleen is first, can be followed by lungs, heart and others. From what I understand, there usually are no warning signs. Dog is fine one minute and extremely weak, unable to move the next-and this was the case with our dog. The reason being the splenic tumor gets to a point where it ruptures causing a great deal of internal bleeding. The ultrasound is the correct procedure for identifying a mass followed by a splenectomy and biopsy. There is a possibility your pup may have a small bleed which could cause lapses of weakness followed by temporary improvement however this is not the usual course, or your vet may feel a mass.
We opted out of chemo following the splenectomy and I am giving him a medicinal mushroom studied by a well known veterinary school that showed better results than chemo when administered to dogs with hemangiosarcoma. My dearest friend also had a german shepherd with the same cancer that passed away 2 1/2 years after diagnosis and splenectomy at 10 years old from something completely unreleated.
Thoughts and prayers to Ben Ben for a good outcome!
We opted out of chemo following the splenectomy and I am giving him a medicinal mushroom studied by a well known veterinary school that showed better results than chemo when administered to dogs with hemangiosarcoma. My dearest friend also had a german shepherd with the same cancer that passed away 2 1/2 years after diagnosis and splenectomy at 10 years old from something completely unreleated.
Thoughts and prayers to Ben Ben for a good outcome!
