Things to know about's Canine Lymphoma
Four-legged lymphoma is a blood born disease which creates tumors in any part of the body, as it can get to the lymph nodes containing tissues. This tissue resides in almost all major organs, lymph nodes, and even in the liver.
While the the cause of the disease is not known, known to the most common four-legged dogs contact lymphoma are golden retrievers. Most middle old dogs is a higher risk of contracting lymphoma, but golden retrievers have the highest possible risk.
In contrast to the four-legged leukaemia, lymphoma can be treated with surgery and oral chemotherapy treatments.The good thing is that less than 10% of dogs who have lymphoma ever get any kind of side effects from chemo treatments. The only real side effects, you notice, perhaps, is the loss of hair, appetite and sometimes diarrhea. While the chemo therapy does not cure for lymphoma, there is a good chance that your dog will go into remission and lymphoma will not be able to return.
Lymphoma is a very serious illness, and if left untreated, your dog has a useful life of 4 to 6 weeks.If you start to Notice symptoms such as lethargy, loss of appetite, repeated vomiting and diarrhea, you should have your dog checked out by a veterinarian as soon as possible; the faster you diagnose lymphoma, the sooner you can begin treatments for it.
There have been some people who have taken a holistic approach to treatment of the four-legged lymphoma to be extremely effective.Although there are some veterinarians, who will not agree with this approach, and you should still try to do everything says veterinarian, you can still find a peace of mind in the holistic approach.
There have been a few cases of holistic cause the lymphoma to go into complete remission with absolutely no side effects; you can search online for sites that have holistic opportunities for your pet and see if it will work for yours. While it may not be able to completely cure the disease, is to be able to give your family dog at least some comfort towards the end of his life is always a good thing. you can also find support groups online, as well as to help.
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