Mass on spleen .....SO scary!

[TooTooMommy]

Thank you SO much, everybully!
Manydogs----I am SO sorry about your precious baby that didn't survive

The second vet also agreed it should be removed, but we've waited a while to see if/ how much the mass
has grown. In the last 3 months, it has thankfully only grown 1 centimeter, and the vet was also happy that it
doesn't look "angry" like some masses do. Not to say it isn't cancer; but he's still hopeful.

She'll be getting it removed in about a week.....I REFUSE to worry too much, and I just have a good feeling
that it's NOT cancer. I know it may sound like it, but I'm not in denial I DID start thinking about
what if ....what if.....and then started thinking about life without her, and I had to make myself stop!

I should also explain----hubby and I have only been through ONE death so far; and it was our sweet 10-year-old
foster who was already sick, plus---since we all know TEN is a wonder-bull age for a bulldog; it's not as though
it was that SHOCKING; although it was SO hard, and we still get teary eyed when we talk about him. He was
only with us 7 days before he died suddenly---poor baby!l

After the vet started talking today about IF it's cancer, her life expectancy, chemo, etc.....of course I thought
about what our first experience with euthanasia will be; and realized I had to STOP thinking about that, too!
IF you read all of this, thank you, and ((( HUGS ))) to all of you who've been through this!!!

 

[Texas Carol]

It all sounds very hopeful that results will be excellent for Sophie's full recovery
and thankfully you've got excellent Vets, a huge plus!

It's hard not to think about 'what ifs' and normal in your case, I'll be praying for
y'all.

 

[Ftse 100]

Sending prayers

 

[2BullyMama]

Thank you SO much, everybully!
Manydogs----I am SO sorry about your precious baby that didn't survive

The second vet also agreed it should be removed, but we've waited a while to see if/ how much the mass
has grown. In the last 3 months, it has thankfully only grown 1 centimeter, and the vet was also happy that it
doesn't look "angry" like some masses do. Not to say it isn't cancer; but he's still hopeful.

She'll be getting it removed in about a week.....I REFUSE to worry too much, and I just have a good feeling
that it's NOT cancer. I know it may sound like it, but I'm not in denial I DID start thinking about
what if ....what if.....and then started thinking about life without her, and I had to make myself stop!

I should also explain----hubby and I have only been through ONE death so far; and it was our sweet 10-year-old
foster who was already sick, plus---since we all know TEN is a wonder-bull age for a bulldog; it's not as though
it was that SHOCKING; although it was SO hard, and we still get teary eyed when we talk about him. He was
only with us 7 days before he died suddenly---poor baby!l

After the vet started talking today about IF it's cancer, her life expectancy, chemo, etc.....of course I thought
about what our first experience with euthanasia will be; and realized I had to STOP thinking about that, too!
IF you read all of this, thank you, and ((( HUGS ))) to all of you who've been through this!!!

We are all praying and pulling for your girl! keep us posted and stay positive...

 

[TooTooMommy]

Hi everybully; I appreciate everyones' responses. [MENTION=8741]Manydogs[/MENTION]---I'm SO sorry about your baby!
The vet has been monitoring her mass every few months via ultrasound, and thank God, it hasn't
grown much, and he doesn't THINK it's cancer, but won't know for sure until removal. We also haven't been
worried because she doesn't have any of the usual signs or symptoms of a splenic mass.

We've put off surgery as long as possi-bull because she had gone through so many other surgeries for an unrelated problem. But today's ultrasound showed a 1 cm increase in the last 6 months (not bad at all !), and although the vet has never said we should absolutely have it removed, it COULD rupture, which usually isn't surviva-bull.

 

[2BullyMama]

Hi everybully; I appreciate everyones' responses. [MENTION=8741]Manydogs[/MENTION]---I'm SO sorry about your baby!
The vet has been monitoring her mass every few months via ultrasound, and thank God, it hasn't
grown much, and he doesn't THINK it's cancer, but won't know for sure until removal. We also haven't been
worried because she doesn't have any of the usual signs or symptoms of a splenic mass.

We've put off surgery as long as possi-bull because she had gone through so many other surgeries for an unrelated problem. But today's ultrasound showed a 1 cm increase in the last 6 months (not bad at all !), and although the vet has never said we should absolutely have it removed, it COULD rupture, which usually isn't surviva-bull.

Continued positive thoughts and prayers... keep us posted


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[Manydogs]

[MENTION=16009]TooTooMommy[/MENTION] Praying for your little girl, whatever you decide. I know having to make hard decisions for them is stressful,but either way,you do what you feel is right. We do the best we can,and leave the rest to GOD. (and the DR.)

 

[Emily Carl]

Just wondering what

Hi, we just found out yesterday our five-year-old girl has a mass on her spleen ---our wonder-bull vet did an ultrasound an estimates it's about
2-3 cm around. In HIS words, "small is usually okay, but hers is "medium" sized....and larger is usually bad news". He's going to call us today to
discuss what to do. I was NOT going to google until we talked to him today, but I did.....

It turns out the mass could rupture at any time, and she would hemorrhage to death. THAT is scary! I knew the spleen was a very vascular organ,
and, as the vet said---there's no way to BIOPSY it---it has to be removed. I just scrolled through about 10 pages in this forum, and haven't seen
a post about this yet. Please tell me everything and anything you know, and I hope NONE of you have lost one of your furbabies from a sudden rupture!
((( hugs )

Hi there! I hope you're having a lovely day. I wanted to ask for some friendly advice because my almost 12-year-old English bulldog has a splenic mass, and I'm not quite sure what the next steps should be. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much.