Feb
28
Canine Osteosarcoma
Filed Under Bones & Joints, Health Care
This is the most common bone tumor that affects the dogs. It usually strikes the leg bones of the larger dog breeds. Canine osteosarcoma usually occurs in the elderly or middle aged dogs but in some isolated cases it can occur in a dog of any age with the larger dog breed developing tumors while still young.
Osteosarcoma can affect any bone of the dog but in most cases, the limb is the one that is largely affected accounting for 75%-85% of the affected area. When osteosarcoma affects the limbs, it is referred to as “appedicular osteosarcoma”. This kind of disease develops inside the bone and it becomes more painful as it develops outwards and it entirely destroys the bone from the inside. One of the ways to know that your dog has Canine osteosarcoma is through a radiograph this is done through X-rays. Another way is through biopsy.
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