How to treat breast tumors in Turkish Van cats? If you are a very careful parent, then you will definitely be able to detect breast tumors in cats in a short period of time. Early detection and early treatment are definitely more beneficial.

Because as long as female cats are not lactating, their mammary glands are relatively small and flat. Pay a little attention to the location of the mammary gland when bathing, combing, or playing with your cat. You can detect the tumor early when it is still very small, because there will be hard lumps on the affected mammary gland, and the texture will be obviously different to the touch.

The reason why cats suffer from breast tumors is still not completely understood. Scientists believe that it may be closely related to progesterone or progesterone-like drugs, and a small part may be related to estrogen. Therefore, these drugs must not be used casually in clinical practice. The incidence of mammary gland tumors also varies among different breeds of cats. Clinically, the case reporting rate of domestic short-haired cats and Siamese cats is higher than that of other breeds. Some studies have found that the incidence rate of Siamese cats may be twice that of other breeds of cats.

The clinical symptoms of affected cats vary

The clinical symptoms of cats with mammary tumors are not entirely the same, which are related to the size of the tumor, the location of growth, whether it is benign or malignant, and whether there is metastasis. When breast tumors are small in the early stages, cats basically have no clinical symptoms and can eat, drink, play and have fun normally. Some mammary tumors grow slowly and may not increase significantly for several years. At this time, the cat's weight generally does not change significantly. However, some cat tumors grow very fast and can grow from finger-sized to full-sized in a few months. The size of a fist, many cats will gradually lose weight at this time, although their appetite is still the same as before.

During clinical examination, it is found that there are hard, nodular tumors in the mammary gland area, which may be adherent to the skin but are not located under the abdominal wall. Some cats may only develop in one mammary gland, but about 60% of cats suffer from mammary gland tumors. Cats will develop disease in multiple mammary glands; in 1/3 cases, both left and right mammary glands may develop disease at the same time. The nipples of some cats with breast tumors may appear red and swollen, and sometimes secrete brown or yellow fluid. As the disease progresses, some of the cat's tumors will become ulcerated and infected. At this time, the cat will lick the area continuously, and may also have symptoms of fever and loss of appetite. Some malignant tumors will metastasize to the lungs, liver and other internal organs. At this time, the affected parts may have corresponding clinical symptoms. For example, when they metastasize to the lungs, they may have difficulty breathing, and when they metastasize to the liver, they may have ascites or Symptoms such as jaundice.

Early detection leads to timely treatment

The diagnosis of cat mammary tumors is mainly based on clinical symptoms to make a preliminary judgment, butNot all lumps in the cat's mammary gland are necessarily tumors, because other diseases such as mammary lobular hyperplasia, mastitis, and mammary cysts can also cause lumps in the cat's mammary gland. A final diagnosis requires further testing by a doctor. Similarly, whether a cat mammary gland tumor is benign or malignant cannot be confirmed with the naked eye of a doctor. A small piece of tumor must be taken for histopathological examination to determine. Therefore, it is difficult for the doctor to answer your question without conducting corresponding examinations. The question of "benign or malignant" is because he doesn't know. The treatment of breast tumors generally involves early detection and early resection and corresponding histopathological examination.

It should be noted that before surgical resection, the doctor needs to conduct a corresponding physical examination of your cat, which mainly includes a whole-body X-ray examination to detect whether there are signs of tumor metastasis to the lungs or other organs in the abdominal cavity. If necessary, It is necessary to cooperate with B-ultrasound examination and blood test to see whether the cat has anemia, whether there is infection, whether the cat's coagulation function is normal, and whether the liver, kidney and other organs are normal. Only by carrying out these necessary examinations can the risks of surgery be further reduced, the success rate of surgery can be improved, and guidance can be provided for postoperative treatment. For some cats that unfortunately develop malignant mammary tumors, further chemotherapy may be required after surgical removal.