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This page is still under construction. So keep posted! I will update this web page with some info on the health problems that dogs and puppies can encounter. See ya later! Oh ya. [The symbol to the right is the health symbol, if you didn't know that before.]
Nose & Mouth Tumors in Dogs
Nose Tumors
I have recently had a special canine cousin pass away in February, Buddy, as you all know. He was diagnosed with cancer in his nose the summer before, and would not survive much longer than Christmas. I would like to bring to your attention the medical awareness of cancer in the nose. This can happen in both canines and felines. When the cancer starts, it is not likely to spread to other parts of the, let’s say, dog’s, body. Chemotherapy, the act of drugs getting rid of the harmful growth of cancer cells for a while, can only improve the dog’s clinical signs. After diagnosis, the dog can keep going for another 3-5 months on average. Radiation therapy, the act of using an x-ray to rid the body of some dangerous cells, can keep the dog going for about 1 and a half years on average. If given a large treatment, though, the tumor in the dog will maximize. Symptoms of this type of tumor are a bleeding nose, sneezing when excited, and facial swellings. Buddy’s cancer was hereditary, because his sister died the next week, and his brother also was diagnosed with it.
Mouth Tumors
Mouth tumors tend to happen more in dogs than cats. A mass on the gums shows that a tumor is developing there. With that tumor there constantly torturing the dog, it may cause great difficulty in eating, and smelly breath (even more smelly than usual). Early aggressive treatment is needed.
Recieved from my special magazine, Paws N' Claws! May, 2008 Issue
