Like humans, dogs and pets in general can suffer from a number of diseases, including cancer.
Today we will talk about spleen cancer in dogs. It is important to note, as a first measure, that the spleen is a kind of store of blood in the body, it functions as an organ that destroys old red blood cells and stores blood so that in case of emergency it is stored. In the same way, this organ fulfills important functions to keep the immune system of our little animal working in a correct and balanced way. Although the life of a dog and even that of the human being can continue ordinary without the spleen in the organism, the body without this organ would be more predisposed to diseases and infections.
Buthow to know if our dog suffers from cancer in the spleen? Unfortunately the clinical samples that indicate that there is a tumor in the spleen can be very confusing. Many times they may have pale and discolored gums, while other times they may have a hard mass in the stomach. In the same way, symptoms such as: loss of appetite, decay, change in urine colors and even blood in it may also appear as symptoms of the existence of a tumor in the spleen.
It is very important that before the appearance of any of these symptom mentioned above, let us take our animal to see a specialist or a veterinarian as soon as possible so that he can diagnose this disease or any other pathology.
Hello, I have an eight-and-a-half-year-old mini schnauzer dog and she has undergone a splenectomy, while waiting for a biopsy, my question is the following, what possibilities of life it can have in case the tumor is bad.
Waiting for an answer A CORDIAL GREETING.
Andres I am in a similar situation with a sheepdog, I am sorry that no one answered you
the spleen is linked to the dog's lymphatic system they should remove it and undergo steroid chemotherapy to see if its marrow produces red blood cells again, otherwise hemolytic anemia occurs my dog with all the treatments 3 transfusions surgery died in a month after the disease began and there was no case since the cancer was already circulating through his little body detected in time, perhaps it has a solution but it is a cruel and serious disease
Look friends looking, I got to this blog, but I'm still like you, I have a 12-year-old shitzu dog and she had an abdominal ultrasound and she has a large tumor near the spleen, but she also has low platelets and the vet tells me that she barely the platelets normalize, you can strain it to find out if you have cancer or not, but because of the old lady you don't assure me anything. So we don't know what to do with the dog.
My dog, a Spanish Breton, died a month ago from spleen cancer .. it is lethal, and the survival rate is very low .. we did an ultrasound and she had tumors in her spleen, she underwent surgery and the spleen was removed together with the mesentereum that she had small mestatized tumors .. and after operating her she gave us 15 more days of happiness… (in relative good condition) .. and then we sacrificed her because she was already very badly dying and suffering ..
I think that if I could go back in time, I would have had her sacrificed when operating her and see that the animal's condition was already irreversible ... it didn't make much sense to extend the entire postoperative period and pain for only 15 days ...
The lifespan is very low and as the spleen is an organ through which all the blood of the body passes to be filtered .. metastasis always occurs practically ..
A dog with spleen cancer is a dead dog.
I'm sorry to be pessimistic, but this is how it happened to me, and it was fulfilled as the vet said it was going to happen
Hello everybody! Dogs with a mass in the spleen, if it is malignant, do not need to be operated on. They live between 3 weeks and 3 months. After that time it is benign. Depending on the age, it will grow more or less fast and that may or may not be its end. My dog was detected in May 2017. It is September. He is growing, but he is not. Here we go! With a good quality of life for him. Be careful not for me but it does not matter. If you walk, eat and be attentive that is that everything is in order ... even if the tumor or mass progresses. Greetings to all. Many moods.
Hello, Martha
I am in exactly the same situation as you, in May my little Alex, a beautiful 8-year-old Shih Tzu, was diagnosed with spleen cancer.
Since then, like us, he has eaten meat, fish, vegetables, rice and special feed rich in protein. He has gained a little weight and of course he is better than before the diagnosis, although it is true that he is more listless, like sad and down ... there are days that he does not want to eat and trying different things in the end we get him to eat, it is the main thing he told us the vet
He advised me against the operation, since, as many say, it only lengthens their lives for a very short time and can even get worse if they are relatively well, as is the case with mine.
It is true that he has a swollen belly and that in his poops there is sometimes some blood ... my poor thing, he behaves like a champion. Sometimes he does not want to climb the stairs, but encouraging him and rewarding him in the end he succeeds ... the vet told me to make him move, not to carry him in our arms, to give him activity and play with him ... not to treat him like a patient if not that we pamper him a lot ..
We are in October and the animal continues to fight, there are some days when it is worse and I think that is where its end begins, but suddenly it surprises us and the next day it improves a little ... it is a fighter and deserves all my respect. I can't imagine the day I have to put him to sleep…. how do you do that? when is that decision made? what do you do with it?
From here I send all my love to my precious animal that shows me every day a value that many people would already like.
I finish by saying that I have two more dogs, Alex's brother named Leo, a very special, different being…. and an enormous wonderful animal that crosses the Presa Canario with a shepherd who protects us and takes care of us with his own life. They know that my Alex is ill, I can see it in the delicate way they play with him or when he is snuggled up or does not want to move, they stand by his side, they do not move and they respect his space ... that they will miss him in a cruel way when he is not
People who do not have dogs, they lose that special affection that is felt for them but above all the one that is received ... unconditional love and maximum respect ...
My most sincere tribute from here to all of them.
My beloved Jerry, died yesterday, of a tumor in the spleen that possibly caused pancreatitis, he had surgery last Saturday and I left yesterday Sunday with a "fulminant" heart attack that's what they told me; I spoke with the doctor on Sunday at 10 o'clock, to find out how the night had passed, he told me that Jerry was fine, that I could take him home, and halfway there, he calls me and says »his Jerry suffered a sudden heart attack ». I am devastated, for me he was my son! I can't find consolation, he was my best friend for 10 years, I took him everywhere with me, he was very happy and so was I, his unconditional and pure love made me feel it at all times! I feel sooo guilty having operated on it.
It is a lethal disease in our beloved furry ones, surgery does not save them and only hasten their death. (But I also think to what extent the disease would have made him suffer ... I think that thinking like this gives me some comfort)
I love animals with all my soul, especially dogs, and their suffering hurts my heart; Only those of us who have had the honor of sharing life with them know how great they are, because they teach us values that humans do not have and do not mind having!
Goodbye my beloved Jerry, I love you and I will love you all my life and if death unites me again with you, I will be very happy !!
Hello Ana, I would like very much to know what meals and how you prepare them to give to my dog because she is not eating I think and she accepts chicken and lean beef, could you help me please?
On August 2017, 13, my little poodle, XNUMX and a half years old, died, he was detected cancer of the spleen and metastases in the liver, he had anemia and he looked ill, he resisted a week quite badly and in the end, with all our grief, we had He had to sacrifice him for fear that the tumor would burst, his belly was very swollen, the vet advised us for fear that it would burst and cause him great suffering.His death has left us a great emptiness and a lot of sadness, he was a brave man We love you Nevat.
I have my 14-year-old dog who has detected tumors in the spleen and mammary tumors, the vet advised me not to operate on her because of her age, she is only being given quality of life for some days she is fine and other days she declines so much that she cannot maintain standing, and that is where I think that perhaps the best thing for her is to sleep, it makes me very sad but her case is irreversible, and I know that at any moment it will come to an end, it makes me very sad that she is no longer in my life, i love you my winnie
My 15-year-old dog has a tumor in her spleen, compromised grade 2 kidneys and nodules in her liver. I wanted to know if someone has been told by the vet, when to make the decision to put your baby to sleep?
My Chloé, a 9 year and 8 month old toy poodle, left three weeks ago; She had a tumor in her spleen, high white blood cells, pale gums, everything was very fast, in two days it was gone ... It was terrible, surprising, we did not expect something like that, because she was fine, suddenly she fell ill, we managed to take her to the veterinarian for examinations, and when a specialist saw her, we were looking at possibilities, there in the clinic he gave her a stoppage. It consoles me only that she did not suffer so much, it was a day and a half that she was very down eating very little, but I took care of her at all times, somehow we sought to alleviate her pain with a lot of love.
That is our experience with this cancer, silent and incredibly invasive ... I took care of her until her last second, I had her back paw taken, caressing her, talking to her. We were able to cremate her remains in a pet crematorium and we have her with us; every day I light a candle for him and talk to him.
My exceptional Chloé Antonella, I love you, I adore you to infinity.
Hello to my dog his gums turned white and he had not eaten for two days I took him to the vet and they did echo blood tests, and x-ray what they told me is that he had cancer in the spleen and because of his age (12 years) and advanced anemia had 80% of not surviving the operation and we made the hard decision to put him to sleep so that he would not suffer more, the issue is that looking for information I left with the doubt if it was cancer or not and that has me very bad