Any dog owner is concerned about the wellbeing of his pet. He will easily observe any change from the normal behavior. There are many causes that can contribute to a dog change of behavior. When you see no improvement after you have done what you thought might help improve your dog condition then you have to go to the vet for thorough testing. Prostate cancer can affect older dogs too as it does with older men.



You need to pay lots of attention to see the symptoms of prostate cancer to your dog. If you see an arched back or if the dogs walks with shorter steps this is a sign that prostate cancer has weakened his hind legs. You will see your dog having problems urinating because of the growth of the prostate and also his urine will be mixed with blood. Unfortunately if this happens the prostate cancer is in and advanced stage. You have to go to a veterinarian who can perform further tests such as ultrasound scans, urine tests, x-rays, The veterinarian might perform a biopsy to give a definitive diagnose.

Because of the fact that prostate gland of dogs is more complex than human's the surgery is difficult to perform. There are the usual methods of treatment used for human prostate cancer such as radiation, chemotherapy. There is a sad prognosis for dogs identified with prostate cancer. Most dogs have a survival rate of up to a year after the disease has started and has been identified.

The best method for prostate cancer prevention in dogs is the removal of the prostate. This disease can occur both in neutered and non-neutered dogs. Prostate cancer is a serious illness for dogs and men alike. If for men there are chances of curing the prostate cancer, for dogs, due to the complexity of their prostate the survival rate is  smaller than in humans. There are cases where a dog can survive just 30 days after the disease has been identified.

You could take your dog to the veterinarian for periodic health tests to find very early if the dog has any health problems and act very early to cure and save your dogs life. There are also other illnesses that can affect your dog. We know that dogs have a shorter life than humans but still when our beloved pet has such disease that can lead to death in a short period of time.

Nothing prepares a person for the death of the beloved pet. In the future there is hope that new techniques and medicines will develop that can help cure the prostate cancer both in dogs and men. You might not see that your dog has health problems until is to late. Plan to go with your dog for early screenings that might lengthen the life of your pet. The illness of your dog might affect the family life in that all family members are used with a healthy dog and when they see his problems might experience a great sadness.