Small Animal Topic

Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs

...hypercalcemia and presence of lymph node involvement. Surgical removal of these nodes can produce long-term relief of constipation. Some animals have had multiple surgeries to remove recurrent lymph nodes to...
Small Animal Topic

Mammary Tumors

...character of all the mammary masses and assess local lymph node enlargement. Other procedures are performed to stage the cancer (determine what type it is and where it is located...
Small Animal Topic

Bone Tumors in Cats and Dogs

...skull tumors, partial vertebrectomy for vertebral tumors (Figure 8), chest wall resection and reconstruction for rib tumors. Subtotal or total scapulectomy (removing part or all of the shoulder blade) may...
Small Animal Topic

Oral Tumors

...be messy eaters after this procedure. For dogs undergoing glossectomy (i.e., tongue removal), particularly subtotal, near-total, and total glossectomy procedures, heat stress / stroke is a greater risk in the...
Small Animal Topic

Megacolon

...eventually become refractory to treatment. When medical therapy is no longer effective, surgery to remove the enlarged colon is recommended. Surgical Treatment The surgery is referred to as a “subtotal...
Small Animal Topic

Lung Lobe Tumors

...longer when the tumor is smaller or located on the periphery of the lung lobe (15–17.5 months), when the lymph nodes are small (20 months) and when the tumor can...