An Owner's Guide to Pancreatic Cancer in Dogs
Your dog's pancreas produces hormones and digestive enzymes. Pancreatic cancer in dogs is a very serious disease. It is usually fatal. This is because symptoms do not appear until the cancer has already advanced.
Symptoms
This disorder causes tumors to develop in the pancreas. This usually results in the dog's stool have blood in it. Other common symptoms include lethargy,Vomiting, diarrhea and anorexia. Neurological symptoms may also be present and even seizures and loss of coordination.
Diagnosis
If your pet shows these symptoms, you should put it as possible to a veterinarian as soon as. As already mentioned, the disease usually in an advanced stage before you notice anything and treated. To diagnose this disease, the veterinarian to perform enzyme and blood tests to check thefor damage to the pancreas.
Treatment
Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer in dogs often proves to be difficult to treat. Surgery is one of the primary methods of treatment. However, if the disease has already spread to other areas of the body, surgery will have no effect. Tumors may also cause bowel obstruction as they grow. This will require gastrointestinal bypass surgery.
In addition to surgery, the veterinarian may elect to give radiation and prescription drugs. Most dogs are not given food so that the pancreas can rest and not have to secrete digestive enzymes. Without food, your dog will need to be given nutrients and vitamins by IV.
Prognosis
The prognosis for dog pancreatic cancer is very poor. After displaying signs of disease, most dogs won't live longer than a year.
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