Tumour in spleen

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We have an 9 1/2 yo Rottie bitch who has been losing weight gradually over a period of several months. This was drawn to the vet's attention when she had her booster but nothing was found when she was examined. Her appetite is not very good now but she is bright and happy in every other way. I took her back to the vets last week as she looks quite ribby now and the vet found she has a tumour in her spleen. As she is an old girl, and has a heart murmur, we have decided not to put her through an op and just keep jollying her along by feeding her whatever she wants to eat until such time as she tells us she has had enough.

What I'd like to know is whether anyone on here has had a dog with this condition and if they could tell us what to expect really. Our vet did tell us what is going to happen but I would like to know if anyone has experienced this personally with their dog.

Thanks for reading.
 
Very sorry to hear that.
I had a 10 1/2 gsd with the same thing, I went for the op but she had to be pts 3 days later. It is a massive op and knowing what I do now I would not put another dog through it.
I Think you are doing the right thing. My old girl went off her food and was just not right tumor was found by xray and when they operated it had hemmoraged and she lot a lot of blood.

Your dog will most likely go down hill and not eat etc
 
I'm a vet nurse and to be honest the op never gives them much longer and it's a big thing to go through. It's hard to say how much longer your girl will have but signs to look out for are lethargy, off food and pale gums xx
 
Matty dog had this twice. The first time there were no outward signs until it bled out and then she went off her food and thee was a rapid decline with pale gums and obvious distress. She was sucessfully operated on and lived a happy and normal life until it returned several years later. She was 10 and my vet said there was no reason not to operate which he did, again sucessfully. Sadly she died 5 days later from a suspected blood clot in her heart.
Fingers crossed you have some good time left with your girlie J x
 
As others, had no idea until the tumour was the size of a football :( our GSD female was a deep-set dog who was fit, healthy and shiny and still going for long hikes at ten years old, not one grey whisker, until she one day became listless, went off her food and refused to go for walks. Vet discovered tumour which was quite literally sucking the life out of her.
She had the op but it was too much for her and she passed away not long afterwards.
It was a very sudden and unexpected decline, all happened in under a week. I would just enjoy what time you have left with her xxx
 
Thank you all for your replies.

We shall keep on as we are then as we just don't know how much longer she'll be with us. At the moment she still loves to go out for walks with our other two dogs but we are careful that we don't go out for too long so she doesn't overdo it.

We'll carry on spoiling her rotten, cooking tasty things to tempt her appetite and just keep a close eye on her.

She's been a super dog and we've been lucky to have her.

Thanks again everyone.
 
how awful :( just enjoy all the time you have left with her and try not to think of whats to come, she'll let you know when the time has come. My thoughts are with you, you must be devastated. I wish you happy days to come xxx
 
I lost a Golden Retriever to this. By the time we discovered the tumour it was huge and had just begun to bleed.

Up to that point my beautiful dog was happy, fit and seemingly healthy with a very normal appetite.

I noticed that his tummy looked a little bigger than normal and was too hard so I took him to get checked out. X-rays showed a football-sized tumour.

I was devastated but decided not to put my dog through the operation. He came home for a couple of days but didn't want to eat anymore so my vet came to my home to put him to sleep.
 
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