Osteosarcoma is a very common cancer in large breed dogs. It is a bone cancer in which the tumor produces a hard solid mass on the bone usually in a leg. The most common symptom is limping or sometimes a fracture occurs. Once the tumor is seen and diagnosed with no treatment a dog will [...]
A reader recently pointed out that in her prayer line group, there were an increasing number of people praying for dogs with mouth cancer. Mouth cancer as with other cancers is increasing in the dog population and there are some reasons for why this is happening right now. It has been reported that today, there is [...]
All intact (not neutered or not castrated) male dogs are more prone to prostate problems as a result of the effects of testosterone (male hormone) on this gland over time. The testosterone most commonly leads to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in older male dogs. This condition results in an enlargement of the gland that as [...]
Skin cancer is common in dogs – early detection is the key to successful treatment. Read the following steps to learn how to spot the disease in the initial stages of development. Step1 Examine your dog monthly, at least. Check for tumors, areas of color change, or scaly, crusty lesions. Step2 Use your fingers to [...]
Some symptoms of dog cancer are rather indistinct and, especially at the onset of the disease, it is difficult to tell whether a dog showing some cancer-like symptoms is in fact suffering from canine cancer or some other illnesses. It is helpful, therefore, to get ourselves familiar with some common symptoms of dog cancer, and [...]
Coping with the fact that your dog has cancer is of course not easy, what is perhaps even more difficult is deciding on the type(s) of cancer treatment for the dog. Some dog parents have negative feelings about cancer and conventional cancer treatment because a lot of such therapies (e.g. chemotherapy) can have numerous nasty [...]
Cancer. I hate it. Not many things I do totally hate, but cancer is on that list. I have lost family members, friends, and beloved dogs to it. I had a family member who fought it for many years before losing their battle, a younger family member that died at the age of 15 after [...]
