Melanoma In Dogs

[zeebie]

Did you know dogs can get melanoma?

Certain breeds are much more prone to this happening, these occur in dogs eyes (hard to detect until shift of cornea occurs), in the nail beds of paws, and in the mouth - just when you thought those brown/black sots were normal! the final area is cutaneous (skin) area. Usually the eye/paw & mouth are malignant. The skin lesions iare usually benign.

If noticed early and removed there is much better chance of recovery.

I have just had this horrible experience with my 8 yr old small breed dog, having found on his shoulder after a bath session this small black area on top of an existing brown skin freckle, initially when seen I thought it was a tick, closer exam revealed no it looked like dead skin, off to vet and removal -> pathology has demonstrated it as a cutaneous melanoma with large excision area which showed no active cells therefore it has been successfully treated.

Proves that we need to regularly inspect our precious puppies to ensure nothing sinister is happening under their coats, in their feet or mouth and eyes. Especially lighter skin dogs with double coats, very hard to find these tell tale early signs.

[dragonwoman]

Did you know dogs can get melanoma?

Certain breeds are much more prone to this happening, these occur in dogs eyes (hard to detect until shift of cornea occurs), in the nail beds of paws, and in the mouth - just when you thought those brown/black sots were normal! the final area is cutaneous (skin) area. Usually the eye/paw & mouth are malignant. The skin lesions iare usually benign.

If noticed early and removed there is much better chance of recovery.

I have just had this horrible experience with my 8 yr old small breed dog, having found on his shoulder after a bath session this small black area on top of an existing brown skin freckle, initially when seen I thought it was a tick, closer exam revealed no it looked like dead skin, off to vet and removal -> pathology has demonstrated it as a cutaneous melanoma with large excision area which showed no active cells therefore it has been successfully treated.

Proves that we need to regularly inspect our precious puppies to ensure nothing sinister is happening under their coats, in their feet or mouth and eyes. Especially lighter skin dogs with double coats, very hard to find these tell tale early signs.

Lost a Scottie many years ago to melanoma which was under her jaw, despite surgery it soon spradda internally and she was gone in 12 weeks