Splenectomy

[Belinda Stevens]

It’s been a bit since I have visited this site (after forgetting my password).:-/

I was wondering if anyone has had to undergo a splenectomy for their doodle?

I am facing that today, last Wednesday when I came home from work, I found that Stella had vomited her breakfast. I went to the store to buy her chicken and rice and made it for her but she wouldn’t eat. Stella being the food hound that she is, I knew something was wrong. In the morning I took her to my vet where they thought that she may have a blockage. After running test and x-rays discovered in fact she did…but while doing the ultrasound also discovered a “lesion” on her spleen which was completely unrelated to her blockage issue in the stomach. She was given a dose of Bactrim to try and remove the blockage which worked. After recovering from the odd unknown blockage we are now back at the vet to have her spleen removed.

Stella is only 8… she will be 9 in November. My vet says that she has a 50/50 chance that the tumor in benign. He said we are very lucky to have found it early while dealing with the first issue.

So one I’d like to know if anyone else has gone through this terrible ordeal? The stress is a little overwhelming.

Two, please be aware that this is apparently a very common occurrence among larger breed dogs, in particular Golden Retrievers between the ages of 8-10. Ask for an ultrasound on your 8 year old wellness visit!    

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

So glad to hear this good news! 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Hooray!!!