A dog tumor is an inappropriate proliferation of cells. A cell population goes unchecked. They can be tumors in the skin, under the skin....
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It depends on several things....
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If it is an enlarged chamber, we may put them on medication to help that heart squeeze better....
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It depends on the location of the cancer, so let's say I find a lump on your dog or your cat....
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I would say they can get most of the same types of cancers that humans get....
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That's hard to say because it depends on the type of tumor. I don't know that we have an answer for that....
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Cardiomyopathy is a condition of the heart muscle.
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Yes, for sure, there have been....
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There's no doubt about that. We're very proactive in pain management, and pain management helps the recovery process, and extractions are painful....
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It depends on the tumor. Some are soft and squishy and round like a lipoma. You'll find those in Labrador Retrievers under the skin many times....
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No, not necessarily....
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Absolutely not. We see cancers and cure them - or at least treat them and put them in remission - all the time....
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Dog lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes, which are an immune cell in the body. They live in the lymph nodes and produce antibodies....
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Yes, there have been. We do chemotherapy as they do in humans and they do radiation therapy like they do in humans....
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I don't know the cure rate specifically, honestly. There are some cancers that we can cure as soon as we surgically remove them....
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A tumor that bleeds has often been traumatized by the dog itself, bumped, or something like that....
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It's tough to say, and it's a very personal decision every owner has to make....
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Melanoma is melanocytes or pigment cells that have unchecked division rates, and they get masses....
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It is with many types of cancer. It depends on the type of cancer, but with certain tumors like mast cell tumors, we can remove them....
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It depends. Surgery is often curative, and so that’s the day of surgery and healing, and it's done....