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hope it's not lymphoma

Post by luke0927 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:53 pm

Dog in my avatar around 6 years old, Ruger. Thought he was bit by a snake neck and face swelled up I removed his collar and watched him. Swelling has went down and now left with all his lymph nodes swollen really bad, took him in this morning for blood work and biopsy. Vet is real good and his family runs setters, he also mentioned there are a few tick diseases that can produce similar signs hoping it is that or some other infection. He is a good dog that was my first I fully trained out, force fetched and everything. Couple pics below.



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Re: hope it's not lymphoma

Post by Cajun Casey » Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:03 pm

What about lymph nodes under the front legs and in the groin area? Hope it's just a treatable infection. Lost one to lymphoma and it's an evil disease.
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Re: hope it's not lymphoma

Post by luke0927 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:07 pm

font ones seem ok back is mildly swollen not as bad as neck and chest...energy levels, eating etc.. all seem normal.

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Re: hope it's not lymphoma

Post by Sharon » Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:41 pm

Any changes in your dog to day?
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Post by luke0927 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:27 am

Blood and biopsy were sent to the lab at UGA I'm hoping to hear something today or tomorrow. The is on antibiotic and prednisone and the size of the lymphnodes has gone down.

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Re: hope it's not lymphoma

Post by Hunt1Fish2 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:29 am

Hopefully it's not. I had a golden a few years ago that got it. That last walk to the vet was the shortest walk in the world :cry: hope he gets better! :D

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