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Also in addition to the almost instant results of the snap 4dx plus there is another new test
Does My Dog Have Lymphoma? New One-Day Blood Test Gives Answers
This is great news!
A new diagnostic test developed by two companies in the U.K. is able to detect whether a dog with lymphadenopathy, or inflammation of the lymph nodes, is suffering from lymphoma or another illness.
The two companies, Tridelta Development Ltd. and Petscreen Ltd., formed a joint venture to introduce the Tri-Screen Canine Lymphoma Assay Ki
Some vets can aspirate an enlarged node and diagnose leukemia by looking at a smear. The turn around for a lab shouldn't be more than 24 hours.
The new test is a blood test that eliminates the need to test the affected nodes and eliminates the possibility that the aspirated or biopsied tissue/fluid might be clear when there still is cancer. If vets do not know about these newer tests, I might look for a new one, Same company develops personalized chemo specific to the dog.
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I know my vet said something about ordering a "4...something" for tick borne disease. She took a biopsy from the popliteal lymph node. She said Monday or Tuesday for results.
Mike
Blitzen, I suspect you're thinking, 'lymphoma', but you're typing 'leukemia'--that might confuse others into thinking they are both the same ailments.
The Essiac tea is a great detox for the whole system. It is an old native american cure for cancers of all kind. A good health food store will know of it and be able to guide you in its usage. Be sure to get the 8 herb tea, many will try to pass off the 4 herb, it is ok, but the 8 herb tea works better and was recommended by the nurse who got the original recipe from the Obijiwa.
The oncologist I used for my GSD referred to lymphoma and lymphosarcoma as forms of canine leukemia. I got accustomed to using the term leukemia when referring to either.
While the most common form of leukemia in dogs is lymphocystic leukemia, which is a form of cancer, there is a difference between that disease and lymphoma ; I'm guessing that your dog probably had the former, and that's why the oncologist used the terms interchangeably.
I Really, truly hope for you & Rasto that it is none of these awful things! Everytime I look at his handsome image my heart just breaks for you both. jackie harris
Me too, jackie. Sounds weird to say, "I hope it's one of the tick-borne diseases", but the prognosis for one of them is so much better than other differentials...
Mike, sounds like your vet was referring the the SNAP 4DX test device, which checks for evidence of heartworm, ehrlichia, Lyme disease, and anaplasmosis off a single blood sample. I'm kind of surprised that the vet didn't have it on hand, as most practices have shifted over to this test because it does give the patient and owner more 'bang' for their buck, and possibly catch an 'occult' tick-borne infection before it begins to cause clinical signs in the dog.
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