| Canine liver cancer can be a death sentence for your | | | | to dogs as a treatment option for liver cancer. But in |
| dog for one reason. Next to the heart, the liver is | | | | most cases, if chemotherapy is recommended, the |
| one of the most important organs in your dogs body! | | | | prognosis is not very good. |
| Why? The liver is one of the largest organs in the | | | | 3. Commercial Dog Food - Believe it or not, one of |
| body and because of that it has several roles. The | | | | the listed causes of canine liver cancer is commercial |
| liver is responsible for detoxification of the body. It is | | | | dog food. There are an enormous amount of |
| responsible for the production of bile, which aids in | | | | additives and preservatives added to this "food." So |
| digestion. It plays so many roles in your dogs body, in | | | | you could be killing your dog by feeding him, and not |
| our bodies, that neither you nor your dog can live | | | | even know it! |
| without it. That's why it's so important to note that | | | | As you can see from the list above, liver cancer can |
| cancer of the liver can be deadly for your dog! With | | | | be one of the most complicated cancers that your |
| that being said, there are three things that you | | | | dog can get. As with all cancers, early detection and |
| should know about canine liver cancer, they are: | | | | frequent checkups will always yield a good prognosis. |
| 1. Mestasis - Mestasis is basically the ability of a | | | | These two things, coupled with an ever-vigilant and |
| disease to travel. Since all blood must travel through | | | | caring owner is all the protection that a dog could ask |
| the liver, it is often a target of many different | | | | for. Canine cancer can be beaten. You just need the |
| diseases, including cancer! | | | | information to learn how to do it. |
| 2. Chemotherapy - Yes, chemotherapy can be given | | | | |