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 buddy.Barb and the 4 chocolates

Prayers and good healing thoughts for BenBen. Rita and her furry gang

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!

Good thoughts and prayers for BenBen from here too. Hope they are able to image the heart as well, many hemangiosarcomas metastasize to the right atrium, so that's information you all need to have. Splenectomy is a fairly straight forward procedure with bleeding complications the major risk. Hope the best for your guy.Doug, DVM

All the positive thoughts and prayers coming your and Benben's way from your pals in AZ!Lance and Calvin

Prayers for you all that it's treatable whatever the cause.

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CatandJim
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Jun 26, 2013
Hoping for some good news for BenBen and you!! Please let us know what you find out.
sher9570
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Jun 26, 2013
Saying lots of prayers for BenBen, we all know how troubling it is when our buddies are sick...give him hugs from our Lab Lucy to yours.

Sher
chrisnpat
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Jun 26, 2013
Im also thinking of BenBen, hope all is okay.........
det62
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Jun 25, 2013
Prayers for BenBen.
nabi
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Jun 25, 2013
Keeping BenBen on my prayer list...
USA_Traveler
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Jun 25, 2013
Sorry to hear about BenBen, hopefully the results will be good. Positive thoughts and many prayers for you, BenBen and the doctors.
raindove
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Jun 25, 2013
Good thoughts and crossed paws for BenBen. It's always worrisome when things start to go wrong with our seniors. Let us know how he makes out.
Deb_and_Ed_M
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Jun 25, 2013
Good thoughts and prayers going your way! He looks like a really sweet guy!
PapPappy
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Jun 25, 2013
We're sending along a bunch of Papillon Pings & Prayers for your buddy! We really hope that you have gotten it early, and it's treatable.
kokosfriend
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Jun 25, 2013
Thank you all!! The spleen has not ruptured yet. I thought something was going on because he was lethargic and had small traces of blood in stool. Vet can't feel anything, but he is suddenly anemic. We are going to a specialist for the ultrasound. Another year with him would be great! I don't expect more. If this turns out, I may want to find out about this mushroom,tbred and welcome to the forum!

Barb

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