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How long to cure a dog’s liver cirrhosis?
Cure time depends on severity and constitution, usually 1-3 months, though severe cases may be incurable. Cirrhosis needs early diagnosis; early signs are nonspecific and need liver tests and biopsy.
How Is a Dog’s Mammary Tumor Treated?
Mammary tumors are benign or malignant; first get a biopsy. Malignant ones may need surgery plus chemo, but relapse is likely and surgery is not advised for old dogs. Benign ones: medication if small, surgery if large.
A large bump on the left of my dog’s brow, seemingly painless; pressing it made the left nostril bleed a clump of blood, the bump shrank, then after two or three days the right side swelled.
This suggests a nasal tumor or polyp that ruptured and bled; urgent CT, rhinoscopy, and biopsy are needed. Avoid hard sneezing and try saline rinse or heat to clear clots.
My cat’s upper left lip is swollen and recently grew larger
A lump with redness and ulceration inside the mouth that is enlarging should be checked by a vet. Causes include oral tumors or foreign objects, calicivirus stomatitis, or allergic eosinophilic granuloma. Each needs specific diagnosis and treatment, including biopsy, antiviral care, or desensitization.
What is a hard raised bump on a dog’s back?
It may be a shot reaction (poor absorption or bruising), a skin issue (folliculitis, pyoderma) with hair loss, or a subcutaneous tumor in older dogs needing a biopsy.
What to do about a hard lump under a dog’s skin?
It may be poor drug absorption after vaccination (warm compress), a skin disease affecting the dermis, or a subcutaneous tumor needing a puncture biopsy.
What kind of disease is feline eosinophilic granuloma?
Feline eosinophilic granuloma is a skin inflammation in cats, usually caused by bacterial infection, affecting the skin and mouth. It has three forms and can seriously impair eating; food or insect allergies may also trigger it.
Could My Cat’s Swollen Lymph Nodes Be from a Virus?
Swollen mandibular lymph nodes can indeed come from a viral infection, but you need a needle aspiration/culture to identify the virus—so rule out other causes first before antiviral drugs. Inflammation also swells nodes (check bacteria via smear); tumors can too (biopsy). Symptoms include high fever, lethargy, pain, anorexia, and sometimes discharge. With proper diagnosis and antibiotics, nodes shrink as the cat recovers.
What is the hard lump on my dog’s neck?
A hard neck lump may be a mosquito bite that fades in days, an unabsorbed vaccine bump helped by warm compress, or a skin growth or tumor needing a vet puncture.
Can Obesity Cause Fatty Liver in Cats?
Overweight cats are at higher risk of fatty liver, because excess fat around the liver can move into it. Fat cats also more often have diabetes and pancreatitis, which can lead to fatty liver, and prolonged starvation is another common cause. Symptoms include anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, and jaundice, and severe cases can be fatal, so prevention matters.