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Mammary Tumours in Dogs (Breast Cancer) |
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Mammary gland tumors are common in unspeyed bitches. Female dogs that have been spayed before their first heat cycle rarely acquire breast caner. Statistics show that if a female dog is speyed after her first heat cycle but before her second cycle, her potential to develop mammary tumors is greater than the dog that was speyed prior to a heat cycle. The more heats a dog has, the higher chance the dog has to developing mammary tumors.
Physical examination of your dog around the mammary area is the only
way to check if your dog may be developing mammary tumors. They begin
as small pea sized lumps around the mammary area and can grow very
rapidly. Eventually they can spread to the lungs which is inevitably
fatal.
Surgical excision of any suspicious area is the most common treatment
for mammary tumors. Early detection is important as the larger the
lump, the more complicated the surgery, and the more chance the lump
may have metastasised or spread further.
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