TRANSMISSIBLE VENEREAL TUMOUR IN A DOG

ANAL CARCINOMA

GRANULOMA OVER THE FACE

DOG - LICK GRANULOMA

in the recovery stage..

MALIGNANT TUMOR - DOG

german shepherd dog had minor injury on the fore limb. it went unnoticed but dog started limping quite often and even radiograph showed no visible bone injury. After few months the limping was quite painful to dog. At that time radiograph showed some impressions over the joint and dog was put on pain killers. But this didn't help the dog. Finally biopsy was sent to the lab for histopathology and it confirmed the maligant mesenchymal carcinoma. Few more radiographs were done to find out the spread of cancer and prognosis at this stage. But it was too late to help the poor dog and pain was too much to him. Only good thing is that dog is full of life and want to fight with the end.

RECTAL TUMOR IN DOG

Rectal tumors are usually seen as a rectal growth on the animal, and is common to find the disease in the lymph nodes.
Symptoms
The most common sign of anal gland cancer is a rectal mass or tumor. The tumors are often small in nature. In addition to the visible signs of a tumor, animals who are suffering from the disease may be constipated or have difficulty defecating, anorexia, polydipsia, and lethargic.

Causes
The disease is often associated with a hormone imbalance as it is often found in the anal area. It is also linked with hypercalcemia in the animal's body.
Treatment

The overall prognosis for the disease is poor, although surgery can improve the opportunity for recovery.

OVARIAN CYST - DOG

Ovarian tumors can be categorized based on their cell origin. They are epithelial tumors, germ cell tumors and sex cord stromal cell tumors. There Only the follicular cysts cause clinical signs that are easily apparent. These cysts can produce enough estrogen to cause vulvar swelling and the blood tinged discharge seen when dogs are in heat. This may go on for a long time, since the dog is not really in a heat cycle. In most cases, there is not any desire to mate on the part of the female affected with this condition. Epithelial tumors and sex cord stromal tumors together account for 80-90% of all canine ovarian tumors.
Breeds like Boxers, German Shepherds, Yorkshire Terriers, English Bulldogs are at increased risk for granulosa-theca cell tumors, a type of sex cord stromal cell tumor. Ovarian tumors are generally treated with ovariohysterectomy.

BENIGN TUMOR ON THE UPPER JAW

Brando has this tumor since last couple of months. one fine day he had a fight with other dog and this tumor was nipped from the base. A major part was cut and now he has been put on homoeopathic medicines. He is showing signs of improvement but will take time to go away completely.

LYMPHOMA IN A DOG

Tumors that develop in the lymph nodes often present as swellings with no other symptoms. The gastrointestinal form often is accompanied with vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and lack of appetite. The mediastinal form often presents with shortness of breath and muffled heart sounds. The cutaneous form can present in several different ways including single or multiple lumps in the skin, or mouth. These bumps can itch or be red and ulcerated.

FACTS RELATED WITH YOUR DOG'S NOSE

The canine nose is cool and moist, but not wet. It has no sweat glands; the moisture is caused by the mucus lining. The nose is generally dark-colored, but may be pinkish or spotted.

Dogs don't get colds like people, but they do get respiratory infections.
Dogs do sneeze, however, generally from some irritation in the nose. Some dogs sneeze from excitement or nervousness.

Persistent sneezing without discharge is indication of a problem such as a polyp or tumor or foreign body. A dog with something in a nostril will generally paw at his nose and rub his muzzle against a hard surface. Some dogs may need to be sedated to have the object removed.

Both polyps and tumors can cause breathing difficulties if established in the nose. Polyps are not malignant; tumors can be benign or malignant.

A discharge from the nose means trouble. Several diseases involve nasal discharge, including distemper, bacterial rhinitis, infected sinuses, and kennel cough.

Collies and related breeds can get a weepy, crusty dermatitis on the nose if they spend too much time in the sun. Other causes of loss of nose color are vitaligo, snow nose, and plastic dish nasal dermatitis.

Rippet - malignant tumor

Rippet had this growth for a long time. She was operated for this and the sample was sent for histopathology. which turned out to be a malignant tumor. But fortunately she was fine after the surgery and recovered very well.

Vaginal tumor in a dog

A female dog,Biscuit, 13 years old was brought to the clinic with this growth. It was a bad case of Vaginal tumor and only treatment for such case would be Surgical excision. But it was risky because of age, size of tumor and physical condition of the dog. Even the owners were not ready to take any risk and wanted to leave the dog. But counselling was done to make them understand that leaving is not the solution and after all they cant leave the dog like this as she may go in depression and the condition can deteriorate. they understood the fact that now it was their duty to look after the old dog, when she needed them most after serving for so many years. Finally Biscuit went back to home..........
HOW ONE CAN ABANDON THEIR COMPANION LIKE THIS. SOME CAN DO THAT AS THEY CAN ABANDON THEIR OWN PARENTS IN OLD AGE HOMES THEN WHAT AN ANIMAL MEANS FOR THEM?

A CASE OF NEUROFIBROMA IN A DOG

She was brought to the clinic with growth over chest cavity. Histopathology was done to find out the type and kind of growth and concluded Neurofibroma and was attached with ribs and intercostal muscles. Tumor was growing at speedy rate and dog was loosing weight day by day. Finally, it was decided to operate upon the dog.

ovariohysterectomy or spay in a female dog

Female dog comes on 'heat' twice a year, which may last for about 21 days. It is just an old thought that a female dog needs to have a litter of puppies once in its lifetime. Studies has proved that by spaying a female dog before her first heat cycle, chances of developing mammary cancer are reduced. In fact, a female spayed before sexual maturity (6 to 9 months of age) has one-seventh the risk of an intact female of developing mammary cancer.

SPAYING - THE ADVANTAGES
You can avoid the mess and inconvenience when your female dog comes in heat and can prevent unwanted puppies.Spaying helps detour females from roaming the neighborhood looking for a mate. Early spaying completely eliminates uterine infections.
THE SURGERY
Spay is the complete removal of the female reproductive tract -the ovaries, oviducts, uterine horns, and the uterus. The surgery also removes the source of production of such hormones as estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for stimulating and controlling heat cycles.
The spay is performed under general anaesthetic so she will not feel anything during the procedure. The sterilised instruments are used and the skin is prepared before the surgeon opens the abdomen, thereby minimising bacterial contamination. Both ovaries and the uterus are removed. The abdomen is closed using suture material that dissolves and is absorbed by the body. The skin is usually sutured with stitches that have to be removed in 10-14 days. After 3 days she is usually back to normal.
Precautions: Do not allow your bitch to jump or exercise vigorously until the stitches are removed. There should be no games or forced exercise for the first week.
Home care
When she has recovered from anaesthesia, offer only small amounts of light food and water at first - give your dog some time to settle down. After that she can do whatever she feels like doing.
Although general anesthesia and surgery always involve a certain amount of risk, it is very unlikely that your dog will have any serious trouble with the operation. If we are going to have problems, they are likely to be from licking at the suture. A little licking is normal, but if your dog seems to be really after those sutures, take her to hospital probably fit her with a protective collar.

hairball in cats

Most people believe that a cat with a hairball will vomit hair, but it is really not the case. Some hairballs of course, do get vomited. But, more often, the hairball is leisurely parked at the exit to the stomach when the cat decides to eat a meal. The act of eating stimulates the stomach to contract and push Kitty's big meal out into the intestines to be digested. The forceful waves of stomach contractions send the food toward the pyloris with the intent of emptying the stomach, but the pyloris is blocked by the hairball napping in the road.The food is generally undigested, and since the cat experiences no real nausea or cramping, the cat usually goes back to her dish to begin satisfying that mystifying, returning hunger. Meanwhile, the hairball is being tossed and churned by a stomach that has begun the mixing stage of the digestion process, and is either dislodged from the pyloris to float freely in the stomach, or is forced into the intestines to be digested and passed. So you see, hairballs can cause vomiting of hair, food, or even water soon after drinking. A normal cat can vomit in this matter an average of one time per week. Most cats with a hairball will vomit once or even twice in one week, then be fine for 2-3 weeks before another episode.
For a hairball remedy to work, they need to be used as a preventative measure, not as a treatment after vomiting is a problem. These products physically coat the hair ingested during routine grooming to prevent it from entangling and joining other hair already in the stomach, thus preventing the dreaded hairball. If the hairball is already present, a petroleum product will not be able to penetrate the densely packed hair in a hairball.
If your cat vomits more than an average of once weekly, see your veterinarian! Vomiting can be caused by a huge list of cats problems, some of the most common being the ingestion of a foreign body, infiltrative or inflammatory bowel disease, stomach tumors, kidney disease, diabetes, and thyroid disease.

a GSD with osetosarcoma

its about a beautiful GSD, male about 8 years old. he is so intelligent but the only problem is that it is having a malignant bony cancer. he cant walk properly and always lifts the hind limb as it is so painful for him. the femur bone lysis has occurred and now it has spread to other limbs also. what a pity. if he takes pain killers drugs , he just vomits blood. so he is on injectables, at least will get some relief from pain. but what is going to happen finally.......... even the owners are prepared for it......how the God can be so cruel to some.......

neurofibroma

this is one of the rarest cancer in dogs and humans. female dog was suffering from this but she came to us at very late stage . the earlier vets were not able to diagnose it. somehow there is no such treatment for cancer. we operated the dog but couldnt save her......as it was too late for me as well,////she was in her last stages....