hey all.. I just want to say 'thanks' to everyone who responded to my request for help with my Jake and his 'lymphoma'. The results came back from the aspiration of his spleen.. it was negative for cancer, but the vet feels that he DOES have lymphoma based on his symptoms and the enlarged lymph nodes seen during ultrasound. He's on 1.5 ml pred 2x a day, some amoxi, and we are hand feeding him TF mush with some timmy's tonic mixed in. Last night, his back legs started giving out, and he is not eating as much because, (thanks, Troy Lynn!) we think his stomach is bothering him due to the pred. He grinds his teeth horribly after only a few spoonfuls of mush. The vet said that he could be in pain because of the inflammation, but when I asked about pred and ulcers, she apologized to me, realizing that she missed it. he is on carafate 3x a day now. Hopefully he will be in less pain and will eat more. We are going to wait a couple of days to do exploratory surgery, and remove a lymph node for testing to confirm a diagnosis, altho I'll be darned if I know what I'll do for him if he does have cancer. At least we'll know for sure, and I'll go over my options then. Right now, we are showering him with love and attention, (that's nothing new, tho). Again, thank you Angie, Debbie, Mary, michael, garyh, samantha.. your stories and suggestions have given me much hope. You all are the best. -Celia [Posted in FML issue 2598]