Doggie end of life decisions

[mark]

Sorry to hear about your pup's troubles. Glad to hear he is doing well. I hope the tests come back with good results.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

@George-K said in Doggie end of life decisions:

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

He’s still doing well today.

No path report yet?

Probably in a week

Bushwa. How busy are these guys?

Three business days. I can't think of any routine paths we did that weren't knocked out in that time span.

Maybe the animal path pipeline is slower.

[Horace]

Took them 12 days, but just got the results. No cancer!

[Jolly]

Good news, indeed!

[LuFins Dad]

Huzzah!

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

Took them 12 days, but just got the results. No cancer!

yay!!!!

[Rich]

That’s good to hear…hope the recovery continues!

[Horace]

Thanks all!

[Mik]

Great report!!

[Renauda]

Great news, Horace!

[jon-nyc]

Fantastic!

[cathys]

Very good news!

[George K]

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

Took them 12 days, but just got the results. No cancer!

Out-fucking-standing!

What was the pathology? That's one BMFT.

[89th]

Great news, I really expected the opposite when I opened this thread!

[Horace]

Thanks everybody!

Found this online:

If you have an older large-breed dog with a splenic mass that has ruptured, the likelihood of this being a benign situation is very low.

Maybe he got luckier than the 33% chance we were cited.

George, the tumor was a hematoma.

[George K]

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

George, the tumor was a hematoma.

What???

How does that happen? What was the source/cause of bleeding? Trauma? Contained aneurysm?

[Horace]

@George-K said in Doggie end of life decisions:

@Horace said in Doggie end of life decisions:

George, the tumor was a hematoma.

What???

How does that happen? What was the source/cause of bleeding? Trauma? Contained aneurysm?

I don't know. I will talk to my regular vet about it in his next appointment, but I expect they won't know either. Hematoma is the most common form of non-cancer splenic masses in dogs. I've been doing my own research.

[Horace]

[Horace]

Pretty much what I thought. Extramedullary hematopoiesis and hemosiderosis. Pretty obvious actually, once you do your own research.

[Doctor Phibes]

That's great news, H. Very glad for you.