Types of Cancer in Dogs, Its Important to Know
November 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Dog Health
Lymphosarcoma is one of the most common types of cancer seen. It ‘also known as lymphoma or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In dogs, different species develop Lymphosarcoma. Like any other type of cancer, you can “metastasis”, which means it can spread and affect other organs and tissues. Most dogs get a type of lymphosarcoma, which comes from and usually the lymph nodes under the jaw swollen. Sometimes this is the only symptom your dog. But the jaw is not the only place where this disease can begin. Some forms of Lymphosarcoma start in the bone marrow, chest, abdomen, or even the skin. RENAL LYMPHOSARCOMAWhen disease attacks the kidneys in the first place, the disease is called renal Lymphosarcoma.
Symptoms include drinking plenty of fluids and urinate a lot. Also cause vomiting may occur and even loss of appetite. The animal may even depression. Mediastinum mediastinum is LYMPHOSARCOMAThe tissue near the heart and lungs. Creates a cancer tumor and the animal has difficulty breathing and pulmonary fluid accumulation. Spinal lymphosarcoma: cancer LEUKEMIAWhen started or has reached the bone marrow, then it is called leukemia. Cancer affects the blood. The role of bone marrow to make red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that destroy the infection and platelets that help blood to clot. The cancer causes these types of cells to decrease in number and cause infections, anemia and bleeding disorders.
Veterinarians DIAGNOSISThe do a biopsy of tissue to determine the disease. It is the microscopic analysis of tissues revealed that the disease is present, a detailed examination below. This examination will show whether the disease has spread to other parts of the body. Vets call this staging. Diagnostic procedures used to “stage” includes: – various blood tests, cytology – analyzing the cells in the lymph nodes of large size and have a look under the microscope. – X-Rays-Ultrasound-Bone Marrow AnalysisStaging helps doctors determine the best treatment. TREATMENTMore perfect 90 dogs receiving chemotherapy go into remission.
This is not a panacea, but only a phase in which the quality of life is assured. A dog normally have a remission of about eight to ten months. Moreover, dogs do not get many side effects, such as humans. Less than 5% of dogs suffer side effects such as diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite, weakness and lethargy. Dogs do not lose their hair after chemotherapy, as you do. Only a couple of races to get these side effects: poodles and Old English Sheepdogs). Usually not even that would not only lose the mustache. CANCER undergoes cancer treatment DIETSWhen the dog must have a good diet with lots of vitamins.
