Could it be diabetes?

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- Kat (Sydney's Mom)

Bailey has gone to the bathroom in the house a couple of times (pee once and poop twice), so I know she really doesn't feel well. Saw our vet again today and got all the test results to take to the specialist. Liz still thinks she feels something in the area of the spleen, even though the ultrasound doesn't show anything. She said the specialist has a much better ultrasound machine. Another vet at the office agreed that she thinks she feels something. Our choices are having an ultrasound at the specialist or exploratory surgery. Liz is leaning toward a mass on the spleen which is probably cancer. We are going to talk to our friend who is has his phd in vet medicine and runs the research lab at a large university. Hopefully, he'll point us in the right direction. I just don't want to prolong any pain or suffering. Thanks to all for the good wishes.

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Mother of:
Cuervo Gold (waiting at Rainbow Bridge)
Bailey Buttercup
Drambuie, AKA Buie

Just seeing this now, I am so sorry your Bailey isn't herself. Hoping you get to the bottom of this and it can be easily treated.

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A Golden at the end of the day, makes the stress go away!

I was also going to say that thyroid meds take a few weeks before you start seeing results. Also underactive thryroid (at least in humans) can cause hair to fall out and be lack lustre. I hope it's nothing serious.

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Liberty - 10 months




Kim - Mommy to fur-baby Liberty and 2 human daughters 12 and 14 years old

Sorry to hear about your pup's health issues. BTW, not all splenetic masses are cancerous. Some of them are benign, and while they need to be removed just like malignant ones to prevent them from bursting and causing a bleed out, the important thing to remember is they can be benign.

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Praying for the best.

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"He took my heart and ran with it, and I hope he's running still, fast and strong, a piece of my heart bound up with his forever" - Patricia McConnell

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Specialist didn't see any tumors or growths, but we still don't know what is wrong. I'm really glad we didn't go with exploratory surgery. They think maybe neurological or inner ear. We could do an MRI, but that is $1600. Besides, if she has a brain tumor there is nothing we can do. We visited our regular vet after the specialist and discovered that her ear drum in one ear is thickened. We're trying a strong antibodic and a steroid to see how that works. I guess time will tell.

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Mother of:
Cuervo Gold (waiting at Rainbow Bridge)
Bailey Buttercup
Drambuie, AKA Buie

I am sorry you didn't get any solid answers, praying for your girl.

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A Golden at the end of the day, makes the stress go away!

Sending good vibes and prayers, hope the treatment she is on right now takes care of all problems.

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9 & half short years in my life but forever in my heart http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...-my-buddy.html
"He took my heart and ran with it, and I hope he's running still, fast and strong, a piece of my heart bound up with his forever" - Patricia McConnell

Charlie could watch birds for hours and I could watch Charlie for hours too http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...n-morning.html