How to prevent and treat mammary gland tumors in Canadian hairless cats? Cat mammary gland tumors are a disease with a relatively high incidence rate, and older cats are more susceptible to this disease. So, what should you do if your cat suffers from breast tumors?

Cat breast tumors can be treated promptly if detected early

If we, as owners, are careful enough, cats’ mammary gland tumors are relatively easy to detect, because as long as they are not nursing female cats, their mammary glands are relatively small and flat. Therefore, in daily life, when you bathe, comb or play with your cat, you just need to check the mammary gland frequently. You can detect the tumor early when it is still very small, because there will be hard lumps on the affected mammary gland.

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 diagnosis of cat mammary tumors is mainly based on preliminary judgments based on clinical symptoms, but not all lumps in the cat’s mammary glands must be tumors, because other diseases such as mammary lobular hyperplasia, mastitis, mammary cysts, etc. can also occur. A lump appears in the cat's mammary gland area. A final diagnosis requires further testing by a doctor.

Similarly, whether a cat breast tumor is benign or malignant cannot be confirmed by the naked eye of a doctor. A small piece of tumor must be taken for histopathological examination to determine, so it is difficult for the doctor to do so without conducting corresponding examinations. To answer your question of "benign or malignant", because he doesn't know either. 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 suffer from malignant mammary tumors, they may need to undergo surgery after surgical removal.Subject to further chemotherapy.

Neutering can reduce the risk of cat disease

As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure, this sentence also applies to mammary gland tumors in cats, because studies have shown that unneutered female cats are 7 times more likely to develop mammary gland tumors than neutered female cats. Therefore, the best way to prevent cat mammary gland tumors is to perform early sterilization surgery on female cats. It is generally recommended to remove the uterus and ovaries before the cat’s first estrus. Only in this way can the occurrence of mammary gland tumors be avoided to the greatest extent.