Bone Tumors: Osteosarcoma in dogs
Ostesosarcoma is an aggressive bone cancer in dogs, although it only 5 per cent of the tumors dog. Although it is more "rare" often require amputation and chemotherapy treatment.
Osteosarcomas frequent older and large breed dogs. Breeds that are most at risk for developing this type of cancer include Great Danes, Saint Bernards, Great Pyrenees, Newfoundlands, Bernese mountain Dogs and Irish Wolfhounds. Other large breeds, like Rottweilers, Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Shepherds, Dobermans and Weimaraners are also at increased risk.It is very likely to get a bone volume into smaller dogs breed and rare in cats. Dogs weighing more than 80 pounds have proved to be less than 60 times more certain to develop an osteosarcoma than dogs weighing less than 75 pounds.
While older dogs are more likely to develop cancer cells, there seems to be too an increased incidence in 1 to 2 years old dogs. Although it is not known why male dogs also are more likely to have an osteosarcoma.
The cause of this type of cancer is unknown, although there is speculation that some type of mutation occurs on plaques develop bones. Another theory is that cancers develop instead of shock. The increased activity mobiles in place of a fracture or trauma may lead to the growth of cancer cells, thus resulting in a volume.
The signs of osteosarcomas usually localized to where is the bone volume. most tumors develop on edges of dogs below the Elbow or close to the knee.Cancer is often at or close to the plates expansion (development).Affected dogs probably would have been visible swelling The bones. tumors are often produce discomfort in the audience that would be detected by the dog owner as lameness in the physical.
It is extremely important to seek out your vet if you notice any of these symptoms immediately. Vet you will need to do a biopsy to diagnose correctly the problem as an osteosarcoma, instead of another type of bone infection that could show the same symptoms. This also applies to any type of dog you might feel tumors or see your dog loves.
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