Dog with lump on spleen
A week ago I rescued a spray poodle, that was quite debilitated. She had no tags on her and there were no reports of anyone missing a dog from the police. It turned out that the dog needed an operation after my vet noted on an ultrasound a mass. The mass was in the spleen and the spleen was removed. The mass was encapsulated. I am hoping so very much it isn't cancer. My vet won't say anything - one way or another. It was ruptured, as I believe splenic tumors can be. She said it did not look as bad as other tumors of the spleen that she had seen, and she said that it wasn't "that" big. Of course, we are waiting for the pathology report. However, I'm going crazy hoping it is benign. Would you know the percentage of survival or what chance (percentage wise) we hve for it being benign? The dog is about 11 years old. She was very thin when we found her, but has a wonderful appetite. She sleeps a great deal, but we are hoping that that is because of the surgery and the hard life she has had to endure on the streets. |
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