We chose to do the surgery for the tumour in her liver on a slim chance that may be it wasn't a hemangiosarcoma.
I called the vet but they were closed but the vm gave me the number of another emergency vet. Im devestated as she is so young and its just me and her in my home, but we have made the most of this last month. I was looking for answers to find out more about hemangiosarcoma and trying to determine if we are making the right decision for Murphy, our beloved 11 year old Golden Retriever, who just got diagnosed with this disease. We finally went back to the room and talked to the vet, and I didn't understand why, WHY, she couldn't just be better like she was a few hours ago. Shock and low blood pressure set in almost immediately. Checked her gums and they were so pale they were almost white. My world came crashing down today. My heart is broken and I miss her so much. At one point his eyes became blurred (white-cloudy). These can happen in any breed of dog, but the majority are in dogs that share a genome with German Shepherds. My heart goes out to all of the pets and their owners who have commented here, I hope that with time we can all move past the pain of loss and remember just the good times. I lost my rescue boy buster 2 weeks ago he was a very young nearly 16 year old I gutted he didnt make it to July his bday .he would have blood tests every 4-5 months as he was on previcox for his arthritis and bloods were alway fine , last year he had 3 teeth out so when he started not wanting his food we thought it was his teeth as vet commented ow bad they were and 2weeks before he died he had a swell on the side of his nose so vet gave 10 days of antibiotics and to think about having another dental! I am on this site, been doing research now for days, wondering if there is hope for my girl, or if she won't be coming home today. After a second collapse on day 3 i took him to emergency It was so fast. He is gaining weight. I wish there had been more warning or a tests a few months ago to find out that my furbaby had this illness and if there had been a way to have treated it sooner to possibly give her a few more months to live- if she could have been her normal self and not sick and have no quality of life. What a horrible word to use. I found one that said she looked to be ok and to get the bloodwork done March 11th as planned he saw no major concern but said they can remain hidden my ginger hated the vet too. I did not wish to have her euthanized after she was cut open during surgery; I just wish that I had brought her back home to have her pass away in a much more comfortable environment. What you described is exactly what happened to her, she had a ruptured spleen which lead to internal bleeding. He is such a love and we honor him every day with tons of love and haunch scratches. They thought it was ITP at first but the blood pooling bruising indicated cancer and rupture. The Vet immediately diagnosed it as HSA and said that surgery would only give him a few days. RIP my love. I pulled his gums back to look at his teeth, and noticed his gums looked paler than normal. We are heartbroken. We elected not to have the surgery due to the odds of it being HSA and worried about her quality of life. In the meantime I took her outside where she had a big poop and she seemed to feel better. She got herself in the car and laid down in the seat. But the vet felt removing the spleen would possibly help and maybe give her a few weeks. Ginger was back to normal self eating jumping barking playing then March 13th she had a few bad hours but they told me she was just dehydrated so I made sure to get her fluids. She is my baby. One day, in early April, my Louie wasn't quite acting himself. The vet believes the tumor may have rested on his aortic artery when they rolled him over onto his back and cut off his blood supply. RIP my lovely Rubes
He did! They can be quite literally felled in their tracks. Never use physical punishment or yell.
I watched them struggle getting her to go inside as she hates going to the vets. We now only have 2 days left with him. Therefore we are giving him these days to have good days and allowing him to chose when he goes. She was also weak and couldn't stand and her rear legs seemed to collapse. I have been crying ever since and asking why? About 90 mins after i left i received a call that she had passed away. A month later I got her in to her regular vet for ultrasound and biopsy, I was told that the mass in her spleen was malignant, her heart and lungs seemed clear, but her kidneys were failing (most likely due to the meloxicam she took for arthritis). Vets told me wrong 2x Nothing will get my baby back and they don't even care to return my call at her regular vet. April 22, I checked out Louie, on my stop past the house, and she Louie seemed more himself again, but something still seemed a bit off. He collapsed on a Monday and was gone 3 days later. I only had him 1 1/2 years as he was a rescue . I lost 3 furry daughters within 14 months, Jan 2014-March 2015, all over 15 yrs old, the last, a Siberian huskie on her 16th b-day. Alex
10 min later I get a call she passed without me then I was allowed in how that makes any sense. I was so upset. The mass must have ruptured during the night and she bled out within hours- we had absolutely no warning, since she was eating, drinking and playing all day with no issues to speak of. Many thanks for this article as it really helps to understand what happened and to come to terms with it as part of the grieving process. It is why these dogs are not recommended for new dog owners because these dogs need some extra care and training. On the evening of February 11th he grew lethargic and struggled to breath. She was in ICU for 3 days but did not survive the surgery and had a cardiac arrest at 4 am. It all happened so fast. I still give the Yunnan Baiyao supplements every 3 days. We didnt do chemo for him. I have been struggling with the what ifs and whys. We decided yesterday not to have him in anymore pain and put him to sleep. They ran blood, did an ultrasound and then we were told he had this tumor on his spleen causing it to bleed internally. As we're going through the process of losing our 12 year old Cairn terrier to this, I can't tell you how comforting it is to read that it's painless for him, and to see that it isn't unusual to still see so much life in him as we approach our appointment for in-home euthanasia. I've been through so many losses as a "dog person," and the hardest hurdle to overcome with each one is whether I've done the right things for them in the end. Laid around all day, then couldn't walk. Our American bulldog Dutch passed away yesterday aged 13. My fiance and I had to put our Labradoodle down yesterday because of this. After the fire, I was not able to stay in my house, so my pets were displaced to temporary locations. It still seems like yesterday. He is such a love and we honor him every day with tons of love and haunch scratches. We know it was the right thing to do for him and we think he was ready but cannot get the image out of our heads that we left him behind when he should be at home with his family. He has steak or liver for his tea and will be spoilt like the 10 year old king he is. Hazel Sonnier
So, as far as I understand, in the case of hemangiosarcoma, internal bleeding causes painless death,for several hours while the dying process takes place? Our 13 ur old cairn terrier, Thomas, died yesterday of spontaneous hemoabdomen. Many myths about German Shepherds are related to their aggression level. Words cannot convey.
February 1, 2021
All they know is that their dog was fine one minute, then collapsed and couldnt get up the next. Donna Brazill
Our 13 ur old cairn terrier, Thomas, died yesterday of spontaneous hemoabdomen. November 17, 2020
She got herself in the car and laid down in the seat. The vet said with her age and current state of health it would be unlikely she would survive the surgery and if she did it would only give her a few months. Asking questions about her food, what I could have done differently, whether she'd accidently eaten medication or anything thrown over the fence. My heart is broken and I miss her so much. We were allowed time to comfort and hold him and tell him how much we loved him- something we did every day- and an hour and a half after it first started, he was gone. I realize every case is different and do not want to imply that we have found a cure, we have not, but there may be some support here if your dog is still living with hemangioma - sarcoma or any other cancer. I stayed with her up to the end as I know she would have wanted me by her side. He calls us Saturday night tells us he's confident she will recover shes eating and walking using the bathroom. This happened to my sweet yellow lab a year ago today. She had been having a couple days of not being herself. He laid down in front of his treat and closed his eyes. My vets office was closed but they called me back when I left a message, he thought it may be a compressed disc but if he got worse to take him to emergency. I watch for UTI's, and make sure I don't lift or stress her belly. I still feel so bad I couldnt help him except putting pillows around and holding him. We chose to do the surgery for the tumour in her liver on a slim chance that may be it wasn't a hemangiosarcoma. May 3, 2022
Unfortunately it was all over and I had to make the hardest but humane decision to euthanize. Wait for appt with primary. She was given every medicine, every kind of care possible, every protein where a bag of IV runs at $1000. My last girl died in my arms after collapsing. I have never heard of this condition in a dog and I had no idea that it is so common. Died in our arms. I called and got a vet appt for Feb 24. He had hemangiosarcoma and the surgery had taken a toll on his body. This meant that she was going to be unable to have the surgery, because the cancer (I am guessing that is what all of it was) had metastisized and spread already. The next day she puked up some bile and grass, but again dogs puke every now and again. If I had taken her the week before when I thought she was looking like she was gaining weight would she be alive? I found a holistic vet, and got Keesha in for her opinion. She did have a good life with us during the few years i had her in my life and i appreciated her so much. She had surgery and came home Feb 26. How much should I pay for a red nose pitbull? I don't know if she could hear me or not. He only lasted 4 days after the surgery. This happened to my sweet yellow lab a year ago today. Yes, a German Shepherd can kill you. Vets found blood in his abdomen and a mass on his spleen. Is that indicative of this type of condition? He had had testicle cancer and did have a grade 4 heart murmur which became grade 5. Love her so much! Let him have those final days at home with loved ones. She was recovering from the bladder infection, but nauseous from the antibiotics, so she wasn't eating. We never thought she would not come home. We lost our 10 year old chocolate lab to this horrible disease today, 4/19/2021. Everything happened so fast, our heads were spinning. He was initially treated for hookworms after 1 week. Luckily, due to the pandemic, I spent so much beautiful time with my girl. Obviously, after the initial splenectomy, I opted for chemo as she is so young. We fell in the group which decided on immediate euthanization based on the ER veterinarian's recommendations as opposed to surgery or therapeutics/pain killers to "load up" our beloved companion to take home and then let her pass away at home. She didn't want to drink much water or go outside much to do her business. April 6, 2021
She was alive on arrival but faint heart beat I said please stabilize her and try to save her. I had to pull her on a blanket from the car to get her out. January 5, 2021
We did blood work and chest x ray but nothing was confirmed in terms of spleen. This happened to my dog a few months back,m. I am still trying to make sense of it all and my mind is whirling with how quickly we had to make the decision. The biopsy came back shortly after discharge and was what we all feared worst: hemangiosarcoma. Lia
We knew something was wrong. We were presented with the option of driving over an hour for emergency surgery without assurance hed make it or euthanize him. Prayers for all the furbabies out there and the families who are enduring heart wrenching pain and decisions. This dog has never turned down food ever. This post has helped. Our sweet angel Tyson an 8 year old Boxer passed away on 10/16/2021. I've been through so many losses as a "dog person," and the hardest hurdle to overcome with each one is whether I've done the right things for them in the end. My dog (pit bull mix, male) was more than 10 yrsold when he died last year. A month later I got her in to her regular vet for ultrasound and biopsy, I was told that the mass in her spleen was malignant, her heart and lungs seemed clear, but her kidneys were failing (most likely due to the meloxicam she took for arthritis). She had a large Hemangiosarcoma tumor on her spleen that had burst and she was bleeding to death. Although the vets predicted this was the case due to his rapid weight loss and also him being anaemic. I am glad he didn't tell us because we wouldn't have not let her live like nothing was wrong. I have lost a fair few boxer dogs that i have bred over the years to hemangiosarcoma. We had to carry her out to the car in a sheet to take her to the vet. December 1, 2020
My sweet vizsla, Charley, is 2 and was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma 6 months ago. This article is spot on. We were allowed time to comfort and hold him and tell him how much we loved him- something we did every day- and an hour and a half after it first started, he was gone. We had just celebrated his 8th birthday, and a week later he was looking lethargic. Less than 24 hours ago we had our beautiful 10.5 year old lab euthanized. I am a certified vet tech, having graduated from Tech school in 2007. After a second collapse on day 3 i took him to emergency It was so fast. We had to carry her out to the car in a sheet to take her to the vet. We had never heard of this horrible disease and hope to never hear of it again. Just 5 minutes before I begged him for kisses and he squeezed out a few licks of my nose. I was waiting on a canine dental specialist to get my dogs teeth looked at on my vet's recommendation. We made the difficult decision to euthanize him on Friday 4/23. What they find is a severly enlarged spleen. I have been through the suffering of past companions and I could not have been able to bear that process with our little Princess. The next day she puked up some bile and grass, but again dogs puke every now and again. Until this weekend. After the tap, he couldn't walk for 3 days. I called our vet at noon and begged them to get her into be seen immediately. I took my Corgi to the vet due to her having some type of an episode the day before on the weekend. Somewhat comforting to know theyre others who experienced similar with my maxi
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They gave me some appetite enhancers and tried pepcid. Inflamed abdomen and anemic. We ended the call with them saying they would call me when the surgery was over. January 7, 2021
She has been weaker in the back end for years, some days better than others. November 20, 2016
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