Dog Prostatic Tumors Symptoms

1. Dog may walk with an arched back.

2. Stiff back legs and sorter strides.

3. Urine often painfully passed in short intermittent spurts.

4. Possible blood or pink tinge to urine.

5. Lack of appetite and fever.

What Causes Dog Prostatic Tumors?

Prostatic tumour is the most common cause of prostate problems in dogs, and other conditions with similar symptoms are a rare occurrence.

The prostate gland is a small and almost spherical gland that is found inside the urethra (tube inside the penis used to urinate through) and makes fluids to carry and feed sperm during the mating process.

If your dog develops a prostatic tumor (tumor it will cause inflammation of the prostatic gland and as it grows it will push against the urethra wall making it a painful process to wee/urinate.

Once you suspect a prostatic tumor you should consult your vet right away because it will cause more and more pain for your dog and will need to be removed.

What Your Vet May Say or Do

Taking x-rays, ultrasound scans, or passing a camera into the affected area should be sufficient for the vet to successfully confirm that it is a prostatic tumour your dog has.

The dog will then need surgery to remove the tumor as soon as possible. But before they can go through with this operation they may want to check that the cancerous tumor has not spread to other parts of the body, this should be an easy enough task again by using x-rays, ultrasound scans, or passing a camera into the affected area.

The next difficulty is made worse by how long the tumor has been growing for, if it's in a large state then other organs and body areas of the dog may be too close to be able to operate and remove the tumor safely.

Having said this many vets will try to partially remove the tumour still and then resume trying to rid of the cancer by means of radiation and chemotherapy. The type of therapy will be decided by samples given to a histopathologist, who is qualified to find the best strategy for chemotherapy and radiation.



Other Possible Conditions

Dog Stranguria (Straining to Pass Urine)
Dog Bacterial Cystitis Bladder Problem
Dog Cystitis with Bladder Stones (Crystals)
Dog Bladder Tumor
Dog Prostatitis (Prostate Gland Infections)
Dog Prostatic Hypertrophy (Enlarged Prostate Glands)
Dog Penis and Vagina Infections and Inflammation