Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Cancer of the breast In Pets

While everyone is sports pink ribbons this month in honor of breast cancer awareness, many people don't realize important member of our family, you can also suffer from the disease. Our pets. Mammary gland tumours are in dogs and cats, especially those that are not spayed or have been spayed late in old age.

Owners may reduce Breast cancer risk in their pets to almost zero, the more easily it is spayed before the first heat.

Mammary testing and early detection are the key for them as well as in humans.

The following list details how mammary cancer influence of dogs and cats in different ways, compliments of PurinaCare Insurance services, Inc.

Many people don't realize that pets may also suffer from breast cancer.Mammary gland tumours are in dogs and cats, especially those that are not spayed or have been spayed late in old age.

Mammary tests for pet animals are important and early detection is key as soon as your dog or cat for five years, do a test of mammary tissue monthly. Finely feel under and around each such "cigarettes" tissue between your fingers When you feel small. one-time, bring your pet to a veterinarian.

• 25% (1 in 4) un-spayed female dog gets the mammary cancer
• The most commonly in women over the age of dogs
• Less than 50 percent of the canine mammary tumours are malignant
• Spaying DOG before their first heat reduces breast cancer risk is almost zero.
• The Most "risky" breeds: poodle, Brittany spaniel, English setter, indicators, fox terrier, cocker spaniel, Boston Terrier
• Diagnosis: the affected area will be red, swollen, feverish and painful to touch
• Early detection/prompt treatment can be successfully treated with serious tumours.Look for a small, fixed-size lumps in the breast tissues of pea.
• Surgical removal of the first method of treatment and the treatment of chemo is sometimes, depending on the seriousness of tumor

• Less common in cats than dogs, 1/4000 will have mammary cancer
• Early spaying is the best prevention and also if a cat had kittens are less likely to
• Approximately 90 percent of the feline mammary tumours are malignant
• Siamese cats and cats over the age of 10 are the most susceptible to mammary cancer
• Diagnosis: the affected area will be painful, swollen, touches of infection and the cat may have fever
• Surgical removal of the tumor and aggressive chemo treatment is recommended, but the mammary cancer is usually fatal in cats

Spaying before the first heat may reduce breast cancer risk is almost zero. Simple decision to impose on pet. life.

About PurinaCare Insurance services, Inc.

PurinaCare Insurance services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NestlĂ© Purina PetCare Company, is dedicated to providing home owners lifetime Care ® for their dogs and cats. PurinaCare ® home health insurance is offered for dogs and cats, the owners of all 50 States and the District of Columbia. PurinaCare seeks to promote responsible pet care, provides a humane education, support and promote domestic involvement of the community the positive link between people and their pets. PurinaCare insurance home is underwritten by Central States indemnity co. of Omaha, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. PurinaCare home health insurance also offered as a direct benefit for the selection of staff and national associations and its high and have earned the seal of approval of the policy deductible AAHA. for more information about PurinaCare insurance in your home, call 877-8-PURINA or visit www.purinacare.com

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