Wanted to pass along our most recent experience in Pietinkieville!  Our
very youngest fuzzbutt - Stormin Norman - right at 1 year old, has always
been the "life of the party".  About a week and 1/2 ago, he suddenly all
within one day, became very unactive, just wanted to lay around, not
Norman at all!  First thought he might have a hairball, so gave him quite
a bit of hairball remedy.  Not the problem - felt his tummy and felt
something that was not right.  Well to make a long story short - after
seeing two vets and several tests, it was confirmed that Norman had a
very enlarged spleen with cancer cells in it.
 
This past Monday, Norman had his spleen removed, and his vet said that it
was almost the size of Norman!  So far, Praise the Lord, he is recovering
fine and already is more like his oldself again.  One end of his spleen
was very bad looking, and so that section has been sent off for biopsy.
I have had to learn very quickly that a spleen is something that can
enlarge and cause problems very quickly.
 
Guess this part is a commercial - but if you live anywhere around the
Lancaster, Ohio area or surrounding areas, Dr. Neil Bonham of the
Lancaster Animal Clinic is GREAT!  He is my "kids" special doctor who is
truly wonderful!  Also, he cares for skunks as well!
 
God Bless each and everyone of you and your fuzzbutts!
 
Missy and the Pietinkieville Gang from Ohio!
[Posted in FML issue 3854]