If caught early by an observant
person bladder disease should be controllable and should not cause any permanent damage to the rabbit's health or life - span.
Not exact matches
It is estimated that 68,810 individuals will be diagnosed with
bladder cancer in the United States during 2008 and that 14,100
people will die of the
disease.
Dr. Lee: Most
people with
bladder cancer (around 70 %) are initially diagnosed with early stage
disease, meaning that their tumor is not growing deeply into the wall of the
bladder.
People who are overweight are more likely to suffer from gall
bladder related
diseases than those with a balanced weight.
An observant
person can often detect
bladder disease in their rabbit before he becomes lethargic, anorectic, or is in a life - threatening situation.
Fortunately, many
people with
bladder cancer have a less aggressive form of the
disease (lower grade, superficial
bladder cancer) that is usually not life threatening.
It is fortunate that the majority of
people with
bladder cancer have the lower grade, superficial form of the
disease, which typically does not spread beyond the
bladder.
However, while in
people most
bladder disease involves infection, this is often not the case in cats.