Hi All, thanks for all the well wishes for our evacuation and hopefully return to home soon. We safely arrived at our destination and will be anxiously...
Does anyone have any idea the cost of the surgery and chemo? I need to prepare myself financially. What is the quality of life for dogs who have their spleen...
... I think the cost varies a great deal based on whether a regular vet does it or a specialist, i.e. an oncologist does the treatment. My Vet was a general...
Our 13 year old lab / golden mixed had the spleen and 4 lb tumor taken out 3 weeks ago in CT by our vet, total cost with 3 days in hospital care and all meds /...
Hi, I think cost depends very much also on where you are located. Joe's treatment costs (approximately) have been: - Splenectomy: $5000 - 5 rounds of IV...
Christine, Where do you go for treatment, and who is your Onc/vet? Best, Kerry. On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Christine Hsu (mobile) < ... -- Warmly, Kerry &...
German Sheppard / Border Collie 50lbs, almost 11years old. Had a tumor in his spleen and has two on his liver, diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. My dog had...
So glad to hear from you and know you and yours are safe. I know you are concerned about your property, etc. in N.O., but hopefully since Gustav lessened...
... I think it can be very normal. We didn't have that problem, but I know Ilene did with Mali, our local hero. She fed Mali chicken livers with her regular...
Hi, did they remove the liver masses? if not, be sure to ask your Docscheck to see if they are bleeding or not. Anemia is not uncommon after a splenectomy. If...
C.C., thanks for asking about us. Hope all goes well for Chica tomorrow. With Mali's vomiting, she did have a blood filled vomit at 5am today. One of her Vets...
Mali's emergency splenectomy, 5 day hospital stay, meds. x-rays, ultrasounds and echocardiogram came to just over $1600. Her chemo costs varied from $500 to...
Ilene, reports from N.O. are fairly good so far. The Industrial Canal levees are holding even though water is slopping over the tops (caused from the wind or...
I am in Los Angeles and the costs of surgery and chemo were pretty much in line with the San Francisco numbers. I do have to note that I took both of my dogs...
Thank you for the replies and help. The liver masses couldn't be touched as the vet was afraid he'd bleed to death. How can they check for bleeding without...
My dog, Storm, has hemangiosarcoma as well and just had his spleen removed two weeks ago and bled quite alot during the surgery and needed plasma and was...
On the quality of life, Java has been back to normal since the splenectomy operation. We did the first two rounds of Adriamycin at 3 wks interval. Will be...
Our 6yr old golden retriever has been diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma We are so upset and confused.He has a lump on one side of his head right by his ear and...
Ilene, I guess you figured out that when I sent the e-mail describing poor Chica's condition, that I intended to send it to your private e-mail, and not post...
I'm new to this forume. But as hsa is a horrible condition. I think as long as your pup is comfortable and not in pain then try to keep her as long as you can....
Try the natural way cause I may work to keep your pup longer. Keep him comfortable that is the main concen... This disease moves so quickly. I just lost my...
I am so sorry to hear about your HSA diagnosis. It is so devastating. Our 9-y.o. golden retriever was diagnosed with HSA on 7/21/08, after having his spleen...
My dog Edgar had two small haemangiosarcomas on his skin near the abdomen.He survived for 5 years without any treatment apart from operations to remove the...
Storm has been quite down and anemic since Saturday. I spoke to the vet today who said that basically the prognosis is not good and he'll have good and bad...
Thank you for your nice reply. And I want to send my condolences on your loss of Romeo. It is so very hard to lose one - regardless of what the cause is! If...
Runt and I got back from the oncologist today. First I want to thank the group for their support and always sharing their education with others and to Ilene...
Dear Friends, I haven't posted in a while for several reasons. However, I have been reading the posts and am very sorry to hear about all the losses and all...
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