How to treat mastitis in dogs

How to treat mastitis in dogs



Mastopathy is a benign breast tumor. This disease is quite common among bitches over 7 years old. Neoplasm often appears on the fifth pair of mammary glands.





Mastopathy is a benign breast tumor.


















Instructions





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The tumor of the breast can be as a single,and multiple. Mastopathy sometimes develops during pregnancy or estrus. At this time, the mammary glands increase in size, and after - become the same. But with pathologies in the tissues appear soft or elastic neoplasms, which are well probed. When a disease of the mammary glands can bleed blood, colostrum or a sultana. The dog experiences pain in the area of ​​the nipples and lickens them all the time. During estrus or false pregnancy, the tumor becomes denser. It grows very slowly and does not change its size for a long time. Mastopathy can develop due to the use of hormonal drugs or poor heredity.





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If treatment has not been done in a timely manner, thenthe dog starts to lose weight, eats poorly, drinks little. At this time, regional lymph nodes increase. Over time, the tumor becomes larger and begins to germinate into the surrounding tissues. The skin around the nipple is stretched and bare, as the hair falls out. The last stage is accompanied by the appearance of ulcers, cough. This suggests that the tumor became malignant and began to affect the internal organs.





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It is important to detect neoplasm in timemammary glands in a dog and conduct a complete examination. In the first stages during estrus, it is enough to visit a veterinarian and take homeopathic preparations. In some cases, hormone therapy is prescribed. Radiography and ultrasound can determine the stage of the disease. If the tumor is growing rapidly, then there can not be no surgical intervention. But not all dogs can survive surgery. It is contraindicated in diseases of the kidneys, heart, liver. Operative intervention does not always give a result, it is possible the occurrence of repeated relapses.





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To detect the disease in time, you needto conduct palpation on a regular basis, that is, palpation. The tissues of the mammary glands are located near the nipples and between them. Neoplasms are small peas or nodules. To carefully examine the dog, the skin in the nipple region should be folded and well examined with fingers. Pay special attention to the last pair of nipples. This place is the most vulnerable.