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In veterinary medicine rectal examination is useful in dogs for analysis of the prostate (as in men), pelvic urethra, sublumbar lymph nodes, and anal glands. In horses it is a vital component of the clinical examination for colic, to determine the presence or absence of bowel torsion, impaction, or displacement.
An anal sac adenocarcinoma is an uncommon and aggressive malignant tumor found in dogs that arises from the apocrine glandular tissue of anal sac. The disease exists in cats as well, but is much less common in that species. [1] They are the second most common cancerous cause of hypercalcaemia (high serum calcium) in dogs, following T-cell ...
Testicular cancer is rare in dogs, and also prostate problems are somewhat common in castrated male dogs when they get older. [140] Neutered individuals have a much higher risk of developing prostate problems in comparison to intact males. Castrated male cats are more likely to develop an obstruction in their urethra, preventing them from ...
Buddy is a 4½-year-old male dog. He was neutered in March this year, a couple of months before he turned 4. ... (2018) Behavioural risks in male dogs with minimal lifetime exposure to gonadal ...
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The prostate is the only accessory gland that occurs in male dogs. [65] Dogs can produce in one hour as much prostatic fluid as a human can in a day. They excrete this fluid along with their urine to mark their territory. [66] Additionally, dogs are the only species apart from humans seen to have a significant incidence of prostate cancer. [67]
This type of cancer is common in some dog breeds. Dogs that only have surgery usually live less than a year, and if the cancer is already advanced at the time of diagnosis, the survival time is ...
Prostate disease* in dogs includes benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis (infection of the prostate), cancer, and cysts and abscesses. BPH is the most common and is found in older intact (not neutered) dogs. Signs include blood in the urine and straining to urinate and defecate. Castration is the treatment of choice. [161]