Have you ever felt a lump or bump on your pet that has caused you concern? Instead of jumping right to tumor term
inology, I consider such changes from my patients' normal skin health to be mass-like lesions.
Having a veterinarian examine your pet's mass-like is crucial to determine the appropriate steps in establishing a diagnosis and pursuing the most-appropriate treatment.
Cardiff has had multiple skin masses removed, some were benign tumors of oil-producing glands while others were diagnosed to be malignant melanoma (which is never a pleasant finding on top of his already life-changing diagnosis of T-Cell Lymphoma).
In this episode of Holistic Vets , Tracie Hotchner and I cover some of the similarities and differences between cancerous versus non-cancerous skin masses. Follow this link to Radio Pet Lady Network to hear the full show: http://www.radiopetlady.com/shows/podcast-hv/cancerous-vs-non-cancerous-skin-masses/
Dr. Patrick Mahaney
Thank you for reading this article. Your questions and comments are completely welcome.
Please feel free to communicate with me through Twitter (@PatrickMahaney) and follow my adventures in veterinary medicine by liking Patrick Mahaney: Veterinarian Acupuncture Pain Management for Your Pets on Facebook.
Copyright of this article (2016) is owned by Dr Patrick Mahaney, Veterinarian and Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist. Republishing any portion of this article must first be authorized by Dr Patrick Mahaney. Requests for republishing must be approved by Dr Patrick Mahaney and received in written format.
inology, I consider such changes from my patients' normal skin health to be mass-like lesions.
Having a veterinarian examine your pet's mass-like is crucial to determine the appropriate steps in establishing a diagnosis and pursuing the most-appropriate treatment.
Cardiff has had multiple skin masses removed, some were benign tumors of oil-producing glands while others were diagnosed to be malignant melanoma (which is never a pleasant finding on top of his already life-changing diagnosis of T-Cell Lymphoma).
In this episode of Holistic Vets , Tracie Hotchner and I cover some of the similarities and differences between cancerous versus non-cancerous skin masses. Follow this link to Radio Pet Lady Network to hear the full show: http://www.radiopetlady.com/shows/podcast-hv/cancerous-vs-non-cancerous-skin-masses/
Dr. Patrick Mahaney
Thank you for reading this article. Your questions and comments are completely welcome.
Please feel free to communicate with me through Twitter (@PatrickMahaney) and follow my adventures in veterinary medicine by liking Patrick Mahaney: Veterinarian Acupuncture Pain Management for Your Pets on Facebook.
Copyright of this article (2016) is owned by Dr Patrick Mahaney, Veterinarian and Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist. Republishing any portion of this article must first be authorized by Dr Patrick Mahaney. Requests for republishing must be approved by Dr Patrick Mahaney and received in written format.