Prissy came into our rescue from a shelter.  Her owner turned her over to the shelter and the shelter immediately called our rescue.  She has 4 mammary tumors one the size of a small egg.   The tumors are not attached which makes the vet feel with a very expensive radical mastectomy of the lines are both side she should make a great recovery.  She underwent surgery on March 28th.  The biopsies will not be back for a couple weeks. The vet feels she is around 6-7 years old.  If you can help us with some of Prissy vet bills we can help other dogs like Prissy.

Mammary Gland Tumors in Dogs and Cats

Quick Facts at a Glance

• Most common tumor of female dogs
• Third most common tumor of female cats
• Very uncommon in male dogs or cats
• 50% of canine and greater than 80% of feline mammary gland tumors are malignant (cancerous)
• Adenocarcinoma (ADC) is the most common malignant mammary tumor in dogs and cats
• Early ovariohysterectomy (spay), prior to the first heat cycle, is protective in both dogs and cats, but has greater benefit in dogs
• Mammary gland tumors can occur anywhere along the mammary chain
• Multiple tumors occur in more than 50% of patients
• Ulcerated tumors or those adherent to the underlying body wall are likely to be malignant
• 25% of feline mammary tumors are ulcerated

Please help us help her by sending a donation for her medical bills.

Prissy is being fostered in NW Indiana.

Her bills are mounting, please help us help her.