Anyone had a whippet with lymphoma?

  
Winnie- (1995-2007)

"I love to be- warm!"
 
 
Barked: Sun Dec 17, '06 6:01pm PST 
Hi all, I am new here and I just found out our 11 year old whip, Winnie has lymphoma in her kidney and spleen. Chemo is what we are going to persue with her vet tomorrow.

I just love Winnie and want to do what's best for her. She is showing no other symptoms"" besides weight loss, not good in a whippet huh?

Aren't whippets amazing?

Lavita
Rebel

Country Boy,- Pirate
 
 
Barked: Fri Mar 16, '07 9:10pm PST 
One of Rebel's littermates had a very aggressive form of lymphoma. I think I heard it was not genetic and the factors causing it in dogs are not well understood. I would think about contacting a vet school with a good oncology dept to at least let them give you an informed answer about it. The type of lymphoma may also be important in determining treatment. There's also a yahoo group called the Healthy Whippet that may be usefull. Good luck,
David