Thank you all for your kindness & for your prayers.

My daughter called this morning to say that the blood tests
came back not good. The levels were higher than expected
and lead them (vets) to believe the mass has spread to the
llymph system, They did a ultrasound which also shows the
liver may be involved. The vets(in Chicago) say if they were to
do the surgery now & found other organs involved besides the
spleen, they would opt to not let him wake up from the
anesthetic. Lisa does not want Obie to die with strangers.
The vets said she could take him home for the holidays & be
able to spend some time with Obie.She is on her way now to
pick him up.She have previously made an appointment for Friday
the 27th with our family vet here in Indy because of Obies not
eating normaly & a tenderness in the stomach.Our Indy vet
has know Obie since he was a puppy & she wants to go ahead
with the Friday appt. to get his opinion & if worst comes to
worst, have him pts here with family & friends around him.
I feel so bad for her. She was such a comfort to me when
Buddy was ill and after he when to Rainbow Bridge. I helped
to raise Obie and he was my inspiration to get my own sweet
Buddy. I wish I could take the pain away for her & for Obie.