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Old January 21st, 2011, 06:54 PM
BruceMM BruceMM is offline
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Care after Spleen Removal

Hi,
My 11 year old English Setter has arrived home today after having spleen & tumour removed. We do know it is a Hemangiosarcoma, we are waiting on test results to find out if the cancer has spread (yet).

We know the immediate care required for Rodin, but am wondering about supplements we could give him to minimize the effects of the loss of his spleen.

For example some 5 years ago the same dog was diagonised with PRA (progressive retina atropy). A disease with no cure. I researched and found evidence that Lutein (an extract from Marigold flower) was having some success. We put Rodin on a course of lutein and within a year had stopped to progress of the disease (he is checked annually by our vet). It didn't reverese the damage, but did stop the progress.

I'm hoping I can have that luck again.

Any advise?
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