Symptoms of dog mammary gland hyperplasia

The symptoms of dog mammary gland hyperplasia mainly include lumps around the breasts, redness of the mammary glands, etc. Some hyperplastic mammary glands will also show signs of edema and fever. If it is undesirable mammary gland hyperplasia, it can easily induce breast cancer. Most mammary gland hyperplasia is caused by hormones and individual reasons, so it is recommended to sterilize dogs. Neutering can generally be performed when the dog is over 6 months old.
1. How to treat dog mammary gland hyperplasia
1. Depending on the causes of mammary gland hyperplasia in dogs, there are two main methods: surgical treatment and conservative treatment. It is recommended that owners take their dogs to the pet hospital for examination first.
2. If it is not a malignant pathogen, you can choose conservative treatment and take some medicine to control it. You can also use a warm towel to apply around the dog's mammary gland, and then use your palms to gently massage the dog. After massaging for a period of time, the symptoms will disappear. It will also get better.
3. However, if the tumor is malignant, it must be treated with surgery, and anti-inflammatory drugs should be intravenously dripped.
2. What medicine should dogs take for mammary gland hyperplasia?
1. In clinical practice, dogs with mammary gland hyperplasia will generally undergo B-ultrasound examination and fine needle aspiration for pathological examination. If there is no tumor, it is recommended to perform surgical resection, and then treat it with oral or injected anti-inflammatory drugs. Commonly used oral antibacterial drugs include amoxicillin for pets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for pets, cephalosporins for pets, etc.
2. If there are breast hyperplasia and tumors, they also need to be removed. In the later stage, long-term use of anti-tumor drugs for chemotherapy is required.
Note: Dog mammary gland hyperplasia usually occurs during lactation, so owners should pay attention to cleaning the dog's nipples during lactation. In order to reduce the chance of dogs suffering from mammary gland hyperplasia, owners can also take their dogs to the pet hospital for sterilization surgery as soon as possible.
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