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Early diagnosis of cancer in pets

CANCER is a disease that tends to have a better prog‐nosis the earlier it is diagnosed. It is important for pet owners to know the signs.

Signs of cancer in cats and dogs include:

• Persistent or abnormal swelling.

• Non healing wounds.

• Loss of weight and/or loss of appetite.

• Bleeding or abnormal discharge from any body opening.

• Difficulty eating or swallowing.

• Lethargy or weakness.

• Persistent lameness or stiffness.

• Coughing or difficulty breathing

• Changes in bathroom habits, difficulty urinating or defecating.

• Evidence of pain.

• If you see any of these signs, you should go to the vet. A physical exam, blood tests, X‐rays, CT and MRI will be necessary. Once diagnosed, it is important to re‐sort to advanced diagnostic techniques, whether they are specific analyses and advanced imaging techniques. For example, one of the most common are breast tu‐mours. Before surgery, it is convenient to rule out metastasis. These tend to occur more frequently in the lungs. Many times a simple x‐ray is not enough. To de‐tect a metastasis by radiography, it must be at least half a centimetre.

In contrast, a CT scan can detect metastases as small as a millimetre. This is important for the prognosis.