On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:49:27 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:58:54 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Just got back from the vet. My dog, the English Pointer, has been showing an abdominal distention.
This could be caused by gas, water, or blood in the abdominal cavity. She's been acting very
lethargic and stuporous, at times, also. So today we went to the vet.

The vet inserted a needle and withdrew about two cc's of blood. Initial thought was ruptured spleen,
although it could just be some form of cancer going crazy inside her. I showed the vet two small
growths, which look like bright red warts, and the diagnosis was mast cell tumors.

So, the vet says removing the spleen, if that's the cause of the bleeding, could add a month or two
to Kiya's life. But, if the dog is ridden with cancer, then they would just not let the dog recover
on the operating table.

So, again, we've decided to put Kiya down tomorrow.

Crap!

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Sad news John, my condolences. I'd really like to get a dog but it
would be a major pain cruising with one on the boat.

I've heard of dogs being trained to pee and poop inside, but I don't know how well it would work.
Also, they wouldn't get much exercise unless you threw them overboard every now and then. A cat
would probably be a better bet. Interesting article:

http://www.yachtingworld.com/feature...g-or-cat-68437

Now I suppose I'd leave both cat and dog at home!