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Yes. I just don't know if it is worth it to know. And my gut is just telling me that he doesn't currently seem sick enough. Perhaps in 6 month things will be more clear. I also note he had a full elderly blood panel and nothing was amiss.Unfortunately (as I often tell my relatives asking me about their radiology results)—X-rays and ultrasounds aren’t 100% diagnostic. No matter what it looks like on films you need a piece of it “in a pan” to send to the lab for the final answer, otherwise it’s a best guess. So there’s no way to tell from these particular results—but on the positive side they don’t show other abdominal tumors, for instance. Open (surgical) biopsy carries more risk than a needle biopsy with Ultrasound…but needle biopsies can miss getting the piece of tissue most needed. That’s a risk-benefit analysis to do for all three options: no test, FNA, or open biopsy, that you need to do with a vet you trust, keeping in mind (as it seems you have) the age and other health problems of Buckwheat and what you’d do differently with the results.
wishing you the best