tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post5025796443835010339..comments2024-03-20T05:29:43.311-07:00Comments on Diary of a Real-Life Veterinarian: Greta. Getting the Answer BEFORE Giving Up. WARNING, surgery pictures are included.krista magnifico, DVMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-737710668338185392014-02-03T06:48:36.292-08:002014-02-03T06:48:36.292-08:00Hello,
Thanks for reading and for sharing your st...Hello,<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for sharing your story. I am very sorry for your loss.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Kristakrista magnifico, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-35734733062454811122014-02-01T21:36:24.753-08:002014-02-01T21:36:24.753-08:00This is very similar to what happened with my dog ...This is very similar to what happened with my dog a few weeks ago. I brought him to the vet with a distended abdomen. Blood tests showed that he had lost a lot of blood, and an x-ray showed some kind of mass, although they couldn't tell exactly what or where it was. Rather than wait for ultrasound, I opted for a transfusion and then surgery to find out what was going on and whether it could be treated. The vet said if it's just the spleen, then they can remove the spleen, do chemo, and maybe we'd get a few good months. He did warn me that it could turn out to be something with a much worse prognosis, and in that case, they'd want to euthanize without ever waking him up, so he'd never even know his belly had been cut into. It turned out that he had tumors all through his spleen and liver, so I agreed to the euthanasia. I still think I made the right choice to try the surgery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com