Comments on: Careful where you put that thing http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/ eat. play. love. Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Sarah http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5713 Dr. Sarah Thu, 20 May 2010 21:30:35 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5713 I was wondering about that -- we don't see it much at all up in North County, but perhaps the closer to the border you are the more cases you get? I was wondering about that — we don’t see it much at all up in North County, but perhaps the closer to the border you are the more cases you get?

]]> By: Dr. V http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5686 Dr. V Thu, 20 May 2010 05:01:09 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5686 Obviously our proximity to the border make a difference, but yep, we see it not uncommonly here. And that is question number one: Have you guys, uh, been to Mexico lately? Obviously our proximity to the border make a difference, but yep, we see it not uncommonly here. And that is question number one: Have you guys, uh, been to Mexico lately?

]]> By: Dr. Sarah http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5685 Dr. Sarah Thu, 20 May 2010 04:45:50 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5685 We frequently see it in Mexico, too. My own dog (a rescue from Tijuana) developed it a few months after I rescued her. Fortunately it's fairly treatable with chemotherapy, but an unpleasant disease nonetheless. There is a similar disease wiping out Tasmanian devils right now -- facial tumor disease. Like TVT, the tumors themselves are infectious, not caused by a virus or bacteria. We frequently see it in Mexico, too. My own dog (a rescue from Tijuana) developed it a few months after I rescued her. Fortunately it’s fairly treatable with chemotherapy, but an unpleasant disease nonetheless.

There is a similar disease wiping out Tasmanian devils right now — facial tumor disease. Like TVT, the tumors themselves are infectious, not caused by a virus or bacteria.

]]> By: Shauna (Fido & Wino blog) http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5683 Shauna (Fido & Wino blog) Thu, 20 May 2010 03:32:17 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5683 Holy... oh my... GAWD... I went & clicked on that link... oi, oi, oi... I had no idea... eweweewewewewew. Thank you for sharing though :). I am TOTALLY telling EVERYONE. :) Holy… oh my… GAWD… I went & clicked on that link… oi, oi, oi… I had no idea… eweweewewewewew.

Thank you for sharing though :) . I am TOTALLY telling EVERYONE. :)

]]> By: Megan http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5682 Megan Wed, 19 May 2010 21:55:02 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5682 Fortunately TVT is much more prevalent in 3rd world countries than it is in the US. Not to say it DOESN'T happen here - it certainly is another good reason to spay and neuter your pets. My friends who went to Ross University saw it a lot in the feral dog population on St. Kitts in the Caribbean. Another cool/weird thing about the disease is it isn't like other transmissible cancers like, say, papillomas or feline leukemia (caused by a virus), TVT is its own entity - the cells themselves are the infectious agents, so the tumor formed is not genetically related to the dog on which it forms. TVT is a coochie cancer in dogs only. But I would think avoiding aggression and urine spraying, as well as late night yowling associated with female cats in heat is enough to get them spayed or neutered, but that's just me :) Fortunately TVT is much more prevalent in 3rd world countries than it is in the US. Not to say it DOESN’T happen here – it certainly is another good reason to spay and neuter your pets. My friends who went to Ross University saw it a lot in the feral dog population on St. Kitts in the Caribbean.

Another cool/weird thing about the disease is it isn’t like other transmissible cancers like, say, papillomas or feline leukemia (caused by a virus), TVT is its own entity – the cells themselves are the infectious agents, so the tumor formed is not genetically related to the dog on which it forms.

TVT is a coochie cancer in dogs only. But I would think avoiding aggression and urine spraying, as well as late night yowling associated with female cats in heat is enough to get them spayed or neutered, but that’s just me :)

]]> By: Liz http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5680 Liz Wed, 19 May 2010 20:20:47 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5680 I didnt know that! Does this apply to cats too?? Of course my little boy is neutered but just wondering. I didnt know that! Does this apply to cats too?? Of course my little boy is neutered but just wondering.

]]> By: Lisa W http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5678 Lisa W Wed, 19 May 2010 16:52:05 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5678 You can make almost anything funny! If I hadn't already spayed and neutered mine, the threat of them catching cootchie cancer would certainly inspire me! You can make almost anything funny! If I hadn’t already spayed and neutered mine, the threat of them catching cootchie cancer would certainly inspire me!

]]> By: Tonya http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5677 Tonya Wed, 19 May 2010 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5677 Hmmm...good (I think) to know. Can't imagine that would be fun to treat! Makes me even more thankful to be one of the wise ones who spays/neuters my pets ASAP. Hey kids, adopt from a shelter! They will spay/neuter for you before you even bring the pet home, and you won't have to worry about things like this! ;) Hmmm…good (I think) to know. Can’t imagine that would be fun to treat! Makes me even more thankful to be one of the wise ones who spays/neuters my pets ASAP. Hey kids, adopt from a shelter! They will spay/neuter for you before you even bring the pet home, and you won’t have to worry about things like this! ;)

]]> By: Eric Goebelbecker http://pawcurious.com/2010/05/careful-where-you-put-that-thing/#comment-5676 Eric Goebelbecker Wed, 19 May 2010 12:27:06 +0000 http://www.pawcurious.com/?p=3965#comment-5676 At first I thought "What a clever title for a post!", 'cause it is. But honestly how could you resist putting "Cootchie Cancer" up there? I may steal this. Just so you know. At first I thought “What a clever title for a post!”, ’cause it is. But honestly how could you resist putting “Cootchie Cancer” up there?

I may steal this. Just so you know.

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