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After giving it a lot of thought, Woody is off to the vet today for surgery to see if the lump in his abdomen is his spleen (in which case it should be able to be removed without too much issue) or something less easy to deal with. Positive thoughts very much appreciated!

RIP Woody (2005 - 2009)

Unfortunately, when Woody went in for his surgery today, they found not only an enlarged spleen (as we'd suspected) but also a tumour - unfortunately, for the latter to be removed, they would have had to also remove an untenable amount of Woody's intestine, so that wasn't a possibility. I was given the option of either having him euthanised while still under the anaesthetic or stitching him back up and seeing what happens. I didn't think option B was at all the right thing to do, given the recent drop in his quality of life, so now I'm down to being a one-weasel household again. :(