As veterinarians, we’re often the bearers of difficult news.  This Memorial Day, I experienced the heartbreak that comes with ...

Treatment: Most of the time, lipomas develop in subcutaneous fat under your dog’s skin. Occasionally, they may also occur in organs like the stomach. In some cases, the tumor may need to be ...

A lipoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor of fat in middle-aged or older dogs. Lipomas can grow anywhere on the dog's body, even inside their abdomen. But the most common growth is under their ...

Abdominal tumors, both benign and malignant, can cause a dog’s belly to swell. Tumors in the liver, spleen, or other abdominal organs can lead to either direct enlargement or cause secondary ...

Dogs share our homes, our habits and sometimes, our diseases. Gastric cancer is rare in dogs, but when it does strike, it ...

One day, a dog named Scout might save your child’s life. It’s not a stretch. In fact, that possibility is fast becoming ...

Additionally, the rescue's vets determined that the large tumor hanging from the dog's abdomen — which sometimes touched the ground when Snow White stood — was connected to one of the canine's ...