| Some Dogs like Boxers unfortunately, are | | | | eye as they called it, as well as |
| prone to several potential health | | | | dermodicosis or skin sores.Mast cell |
| problems such as:- Skin allergy- Food | | | | tumors are malignant and they do not |
| allergy- Cancer- Hip dysphasia- Bloat- | | | | occur very often but can form either in |
| Heart ailments- Hypothyroidism- Fleas- | | | | the skin or within the body.The related |
| WormsKnowing what they are will help you | | | | disorders reported along such tumors are |
| to better monitor your pet's health and | | | | round raised masses in the skin of your |
| to gather the pertinent information, in | | | | Boxer, lack of appetite, vomiting and |
| case of an illness, that would assist | | | | abdominal pain. Check for tarry stools |
| your veterinarian to administer the | | | | due to bleeding in the upper intestinal |
| correct diagnosis and treatment. Below | | | | tract.Boxers of any age can develop mast |
| are some common afflictions of | | | | cell tumor but older ones, above 8 |
| Boxers.Alapechia (Lost of hair on the | | | | years, are more prone to it.Never take |
| trunk)Seems to be more common in male | | | | tumors in your Boxers lightly, even a |
| Boxers.One, which died at the age of 12 | | | | small one! The veterinarian would |
| years and 4 months, was diagnosed with | | | | usually have them removed immediately |
| seasonal alopecia. "He used to go bald | | | | because of their high susceptibility to |
| once a year but the hair always grew | | | | cancer.One owner noticed her Boxer had a |
| back on," said its owner.BloatGastric | | | | bump the size of a mosquito bite that |
| torsion or GDV or bloat in your Boxer | | | | did not go away even after 10 days. The |
| can be life threatening so bring him to | | | | vet diagnosed it a malignant tumor and |
| the veterinarian immediately.The stomach | | | | removed it the very next day. The owner |
| gets filled with air and twisting and | | | | felt so relieved that the tumor was |
| this can happen suddenly. The symptoms | | | | removed before the cancer had a chance |
| include restlessness, drooling and | | | | to spread.Another owner found both his |
| nausea and the stomach is bloated | | | | Boxer girls had lumps and had it checked |
| (distended abdomen). Your Boxer may | | | | out immediately. The vet removed the |
| vomit and continue to retch but nothing | | | | lumps due to their breed and the Boxers |
| would come out.Cancerous and benign | | | | were all fine now!Yet another owner was |
| tumorsBoxers are highly prone to | | | | not so lucky."I have had the pleasure of |
| cancer.So any time you see a bump on | | | | raising two great Boxers but both passed |
| your Boxer, you should check it out. | | | | away much too young of cancer. The last |
| About 20 out of 100 cases are | | | | one, Nick, died one week after being |
| cancerous.Watch out for both external | | | | diagnosed with anal cancer. It spread |
| and internal lumps, eye ulcers or cherry | | | | rapidly and he was only 7 years old! |