The nodular, lumpy, pedunculated type of growth which seems to be very painful, smells, bleeds and the animal becomes weak and lethargic day by day. The condition continues and progresses until and unless it is noticed by someone who feels it, who understands the expression of the sufferings of the individual animals. Many such issues now a days coming up to JBF with the problem. Because of the condition of the suffering animal, team JBF besides ABC-ARV program, rescue of accidental injuries are dealing with such cases. The growths are most common in the reproductive parts of dogs although the growth may be transplanted to adjacent skin and oral, nasal or conjunctival mucosae. This is most common in stray dogs and spreads from site to site, dog to dog by direct contact with the mass.
You can guess now this is nothing but most dreadful, health hazard condition known as Canine Transmissible Veneral Granuloma/Tumor commonly known as TVT.This tumor grows rapidly in neonatal and immunosuppressed dogs. Though metastasis is uncommon but it may sometime occur without presence of primary genital tumor. When metastasis occurs, it is usually to the regional lymph nodesbut kidney, spleen, eye, brain, pituitary, skin and subcutis, mesenteric lymph nodes and peritoneum may also be sites.
Complete surgical excision, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are effective treatments; however, chemotherapy is considered the treatment of choice. However, the prognosis for total remission with chemotherapy or radiation therapy is good, unless there is metastatic involvement of organs other than skin. Complete surgical excision often cannot be achieved because of the anatomic location of many of these tumors. Recurrence is likely in such cases unless adjunct radiation or chemotherapy is used.
Proper care and management of the condition is necessary because you will be surprised to know that ‘A single male can produce dozens of litters over his lifetime, allowing the tumor to affect many more females than it could if a monogamous species were the host ‘.
Team JBF, is very happy to treat this stray dogs suffering from TVT with very good results. And thanks to those people who were very compassionate to this animals and also helped JBF by donating to bear the cost of treatment. Every little donations counts and it brings a big difference in the life of a dog! We need your support to take up this as a major issue parallel to JBF’s ABC-ARV program. Please support and/or suggest who can fund for this activity of JBF. Any amount definitely a help for the particular animal we treat.
Thanks in advance and sure will get a very positive response from you.
Regards,
Dr Smriti
for& on behalf of team JBF