canine lymphoma

Goodbye Maia

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Regular followers of my blog will know I haven’t posted for a while and one of the reasons is that on July 2 my lovely dog Maia was diagnosed with canine lymphoma. I noticed enlarged lymph nodes on her neck and under her “arms” and the vet did a needle aspiration and delivered the devastating […]

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Canine Lymphoma (Lymphosarcoma)

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Canine lymphoma basically means cancer of the lymph glands. I discovered it is a very common form of canine cancer , particularly for young to middle aged dogs and on the increase. Our own dog, Maia, was just five when she contracted the disease. Although it is not certain what causes it, one theory is

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