This small change would help decrease the risk
of mammary gland cancer as well as the risk of unwanted litters by ensuring that these kittens will not have accidental first litters.
Some of the types of cancers diagnosed in pets are the same types as those in humans,
including mammary gland cancer and lymphoma; with leukemia being the most common type of cancer diagnosed in cats.
For example, studies have shown that the English Setter, Chihuahua, Miniature Poodle, and Afghan Hound have a predilection for
invasive mammary gland cancers; Boxers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Chinese Shar - Pei, and Boston Terriers have a predisposition to mast cell (deep skin cell) cancers; and Bernese Mountain Dogs are prone to malignant histiocytosis, a cancer of the white blood cells.
An uneducated client may delay having the pet sterilized until after her first estrus, substantially in creasing the risk of the pet developing
mammary gland cancer later in life and increasing the likelihood of problem behaviors as well.
It is well known that sterilizing a female dog before her first estrus virtually eliminates the risk of mammary cancer and more recent research has revealed that compared with its incidence in sexually intact cats, cats spayed before their first heat cycle have a 91 % reduced risk of
developing mammary gland cancer.
If spayed before her first heat your dog will not be prone to
mammary gland cancer.
My sweet girls, Mickey and Lucy were not spayed until they were well into adulthood and I eventually lost both of them to
mammary gland cancer.
Among dogs, lymphoma and
mammary gland cancer are most common, and an estimated 6 million dogs will be diagnosed with cancer each year.
My 12 year old Springer Spaniel died a few years ago from what was probably a recurrence of
the mammary gland cancer from which she had successfully been operated about 4 years previously.
mammary gland cancer My female kitty was diagnosed with mammary gland cancer 2 months ago, 6 months before that they had removed a tumor and told me it was benign.well more...
Breast cancer (or
mammary gland cancer) is another fairly common cancer in dogs, which typically has a 50 % malignancy rate in dogs.
We also want people to know that breast cancer and
mammary gland cancer are the same disease; it's just called by a different name in other species.
Those cats already in shelters will have a better chance of adoption, kittens in homes will be less likely to be relinquished and the incidence of
mammary gland cancer will, if the program is successful, decrease further.
There are many reasons not to wait till first heat, which includes the greatly increased risk of
mammary gland cancer, aggression and spraying in males, the development of unwelcome, hormone - related behaviors, and the risk of accidental litters.
If spayed before her first heat, your cat will not be prone to
mammary gland cancer.
Unspayed female dogs (and those spayed late in life) are more susceptible to
mammary gland cancers, and unneutered male dogs (especially those with a retained testicle) are at risk for testicular cancer.
In addition to heartworm, Bella suffered from
mammary gland cancer and had to have a localized tumor removed.
An estimated 75,000 cats every year die of
mammary gland cancer and research shows cats spayed before their first heat cycle have a 91 percent lower risk of developing it.