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Dog Diseases - Oral Cancer

Cancer is a very un-predictable disease even
in dogs. You can't really tell which dogSymptoms of oral cancer are usually bleeding,
breeds will be susceptible to cancer formingpersistent growth of the cancer cells, pain,
in or on their bodies, and there is virtuallychange in how they eat, weight loss, and
nothing you can do to prevent the cancer fromlethargy. Let's look at weight loss and
forming if they are genetically predisposedeating patterns first. If you dog is
to the disease. There are several types ofexperiencing pain in the mouth generally they
cancer and in this article we are going towill not want to eat the dry hard food.
look at oral cancer. There are two areas inThey typically begin to avoid the food even
which oral cancer can form: in the mouth orwhen they are hungry. They may even start
in the nasal cavity. Each area has its owneating soggy pieces that have landed in the
symptoms to look out for and can be deadly ifwater bowl. Not eating of course will lead
left untreated. We are going to look at bothto the weight loss. This is typically the
cancers and help you with treatments so youfirst symptom or symptoms that you will see.
can understand what your dog may have to goYou may also see the masses if you check your
through.dogs teeth on a daily basis. The bleeding
will usually result the longer the illness
In the oral cavity a dog can grow tumors or agoes on. This is usually towards the last
mass that looks like a lump. These lumps canstages of the disease where death could be
form on the gums or in the bone in the mouth.imminent. They can choke on the blood as
If they form on the lips, gums, or skinwell as experience lethargy due to blood
around the mouth you will be able toloss.
recognize them a little easier. With bone
cancer in the mouth it is hard to see theOnce you have realized your dog's health has
symptoms when they first appear. With oraldeteriorated you should seek a vet. They
cancer in the mouth you will usually see awill offer you three or four methods of
black formation that is small at first and ittreatment depending on their facilities and
will continue to grow. There may be a couplewhat has worked best in the past. Usually
of spots of black lumps depending on thethe first option is surgery to remove the
progression of the disease. When the diseasemasses from the gums or nasal cavity. They
progresses these lumps can make the gumswill suggest the removal of bone for the bone
bleed, the teeth fall out, and they cancancer in the jaws, but this can be extremely
spread. You should also realize that someexpensive and difficult as they have to
types of oral cancer can be benign, whichreconstruct the jaw once they have removed
means they are not harmful to your dogsthe mass. Radiation is another choice
health. In most cases the cancer isoffered. It works to minimize the growth of
malignant and can result in death. For nasalthe cells as well as kill the mass that has
cancer the dog will form these lumps in thealready formed. This is usually the best
nasal passages. It can be difficult to seemethod if you do not want to undergo surgery
these lumps as they can be further back infor your dog.
the  nose  than  just  at  the  tip.



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