Bladder Cancer in Dogs (Symptoms, Causes, Treatment Options)

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Urethra, ureters, kidneys, prostate, and bladder are some important parts of the urinary tract. And cancerous tumor can occur in any of these organs /sites, but in many cases bladder is commonly affected. Invasive transitional cell carcinoma or TCC is the most common type of cancer that affects bladder in dogs.

Before continuing, you might also like to know more about treatment options of bladder cancer in human and liver cancer in dogs!

In fact, about 1 percent of all cancer cases in dogs are bladder cancer. This suggests that this kind of cancer is a relatively uncommon condition if compared to other types of cancer in dogs. However, it can significantly impair the function of bladder. For instance, it can create a blockage in the track of urinary (obstructive uropathy) which then will generate many serious symptoms.

Symptoms of Liver Cancer in Dogs and Life Expectancy

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Like in human, liver cancer in dogs is difficult to treat. Because the disease usually don’t generate the initial symptoms! Most of the cases are metastatic or secondary type (a cancer in the liver that is derived from other parts of the dog’s body – in other words, this type occurs when cancer cells in the other organs /parts of the body spread into the liver). 

You might also like to know more about facts of liver cancer in human, before continuing!

Another type is primary liver cancer - as the name suggests it is a cancerous tumor in the liver of dogs that occurs from the original cells of the liver. Though primary type is less common than secondary type, but both are also rarely diagnosed at early stage when the disease is at the most treatable stage.

Dog Arthritis Treatment | Home Remedy

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If your dog experience inflammation in the joints, your pet may has a health condition what we call as arthritis. This disease doesn’t discriminate, and therefore it also occurs in pet. What are the current dog arthritis treatments and home remedies? What are the causes and symptoms of this disease? And what else you need to know?!

Well, arthritis is one of the most common chronic pains in pet that veterinarians treat. And did you know that about 1 in 5 dogs in the US may have this degenerative joint inflammation disease (according to the Arthritis Foundation)?! You may also like to read home remedies and treatment for arthritis in human, and Lyme disease in dog!

Dog Lyme-disease Symptoms | Treatment

Lyme disease is not only able to transmit to humans, but also can attack your pets, like your dog! The disease is caused by bacteria what we call as ‘Borrelia burgdorferi’ (it is a kind of spirochete bacteria which can spread to human and pets through a bite of deer tick). If you love your dog and you live in areas with high population of deer tick, you need to clearly understand about Lymes disease symptoms in dogs!

You may also like to read about dog arthritis treatment and congestive heart failure in dogs, before continuing!

Old Lyme is a town in the U.S where the disease discovered for the first time in 1975. And today, there are more states in the U.S that are suggested as the high population of deer tick -- for more in-depth information, ask to a local health department!

Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs

The inabilities of the dog’s heart to supply adequate blood circulation to meet the requirements of the body can lead to some serious health problems. Congestive heart failure in dogs is usually the term used to describe these conditions. The circulatory failure can impair the function of lungs, liver, and kidneys, or other organs of the dog’s body, which eventually can lead to a problem implicating multiple organs!

You may also like to know more about Lyme disease symptoms in dog and dog arthritis treatment, before continuing!

Congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs is relatively more common in older dogs. The change of acquiring the disease in your dog is closely associated to the family history of your dog itself. In other words, genetic has a big role of developing CHF!

Pet Allergen: Tips to Reduce and Eliminate It!

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Having cats or dogs in your home is fun and even can help you to reduce your stress. They can be best friends for anyone, but if you have asthma or allergies then they also will be the worst enemy of your body. And in this article, let’s focus to explore some ideas to reduce and eliminate pet allergens! You may also like to read top diseases that attack men!

Dander of pets is the big problem (especially in cat and dog, but not for cold-blooded animals like turtle and snakes)! It is a combination between feathers or hair and dead skin cells, which can be a frequent factor to trigger allergic reactions or asthma attacks, especially for individual who suffer from allergy.