Hi all Had a big scare last night with my male CH. Cohosh - he bloated but we got him to the vet and got it under control in less then an hour and didn't have to open him up. However they were very concerned with the size of his spleen and want to see him when he is not stressed and things have settled down to do blood work and to palpate the spleen again. They felt the size could be do to the stress and bloat as the spleen will engorge during this type of event. But they also said that there could be a mass on the spleen and that this was very common with GSD's. So my question - anyone had experience with this or heard that tumors of the spleen are common? Threese - Limited Edition Shepherds (VA) http://members.aol.com/gsdgodiva/LTDGS.html ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================