Jennt Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Glad she's home... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 yes, glad she is home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I'm hoping it's benign...my instincts tell me it is. Gut instincts are never far wrong - glad to see you are keeping positive at this worrying time Glad she's home - it's never much fun to be kept quiet... but she will adapt over time. Lots of cuddle time, chews and lying down games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 benign is such a lovely word isnt it??? Ruby is certainly one of the lucky ones as usually a splenic tumour is discovered only when it ruptures... thius increasing the probability of spread... everything is heading in the right direction... be patient Ruby girl.. you will soon be tearing about happily enjoying life helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 It was only discovered because she had a reaction to both induction agent and anaesthetic...so the specialist went looking for a cause and found the tumour. It was the size of an orange so probably not far off rupturing from what he has told us. The fact there are no spots in her chest or abdomen is positive and points to it being benign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Glad she is home to cuddle up with you guys, fingers and paws crossed here!! xoxox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Wow you have certainly had a busy couple of months. It must be benign as so far everything seems to be in Ruby's favour. Sorry Darwin but I'm thinking that Ruby was even lucky to be in Brisbane as there are some really good vets here. Where is the vet? I've heard some very good things about the specalists at Albany Creek - close to you. I hope you get the results soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Scarlet we are indeed lucky to be in Brisbane. While our Darwin vet is a very capable practitioner and he has a huge amount of love for his patients and their families, I feel much better that Ruby is being cared for by a specialist surgeon here. She's being treated by David from QVS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 No pathology results as yet. I'm on tenterhooks waiting for the news but I'm trying really hard to be patient. Meanwhile, Ruby wants to bounce around as if nothing's happened. We're doing everything possible to keep her quiet. She's crated for much of the day but when she's out, she just wants to do normal dog things. Like play. And walk up and down the stairs. And I'm sure if we would allow her to, she'd be running around the back yard by now too. Her wound looks amazingly good. Very neat scar, minimal irritation and swelling just at the top end. The stitching looks fantastic! We continue to hope that no news is good news. Ruby doesn't act as if she's sick, but then again she didn't before the surgery either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hopefully that means it was found early and there will be no ill effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaddy Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi, I'm new to this forum. I just thought I'd let you know that I have a Weimaraner who had a splenectomy back in July. I was so lucky as it weighed approx 2 kgs and was on the verge of rupturing. Tessie made a rapid recovery and the best thing was that it was benign. She turned 13 years old back in October. I hope that your news will be as good as mine was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labsrule Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Wishing you all the very best for a positive outcome with benign results for Ruby and I know only too well the inner turmoil and stress that you must be feeling awaiting the pathology results My beautiful 10 year old black lab boy, Fitzy, had a splenectomy late April after a large tumour was discovered on his spleen during an ultrasound after blood test results showed he was anaemic. I had taken him to my vet for a checkup as he had not been himself for a couple of weeks, was tiring on his walks and seemed depressed and during the consult with lots of poking and prodding they felt a lump, so did CBC with the results returned next day that he was anaemic. His tumour hadn't ruptured and had not spread to any other organs and he recovered exceptionally quickly from the splenectomy, but my world was completely shattered when I received the devastating news from the pathology results, that he had Hemangiosarcoma, a very aggressive cancer of the blood cells and he was given a very grim prognosis of 20-60 days survival time His only option was chemo which I opted for, as up until mid April this boy was a very healthy and very fit dog with puppy like enthusiasim and joy for life and he was the love of my life . Within a couple of weeks of his splenectomy he was running around like the crazy boy he had always been and was so full of life that it was extremely difficult to accept that my beautiful boy had this aggressive cancer in his body His first couple of chemo treatments went really well, but the 3rd one affected him badly and he hit the wall, so I delayed his 4th treatment to give a chance to recover and didn't proceed with his 5th and final treatment as his quality of life was being affected. He lost his battle in September when the cancer spread to his lungs and I had him PTS on 29/9/09 Wishing Ruby a speedy recovery from her splenectomy and I truly hope you receive the best possible news I will be thinking of you and Ruby during this very difficult time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Labsrule, I'm sorry about Fitzy's passing. I read your thread and I think you did everything possible for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 I've just had the best call ever - it's BENIGN! Yay, I'm so happy as is my OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labsrule Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I've just had the best call ever - it's BENIGN!Yay, I'm so happy as is my OH. :D Fantastic news lillysmum I am just so happy for you and Ruby ;) Hope she is recovering well from her splenectomy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 She's doing very well now. We're still crating her if we go out and we carry her up and down the stairs at times. This is partly because of the knee and partly because of the splenectomy. Her wound looks amazing and she'll be having a bath in the next few days. Now we just need to save for the cruciate surgery that she was supposed to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Excellent news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Big congratulations on your fantastic news - I can only imagine how relieved and excited you must feel What great news to start the year, let's hope she can have all her issues mended by years end and be bouncing around happy and healthy for 2011! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 wonderful news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennt Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Great news! And nice to hear she's doing OK after the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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