My patients – cancer treatment stories of dogs and cats
Read the stories of the patients I treat: the diagnosis, the course of therapy and how they are coping with cancer today.
17 September 2021
The cobbler’s children go barefoot... Borys’s case concerns my beloved pet and, sadly, also my patient. Almost four years ago Borys had a toe amputated because of a tumour in […]
17 September 2021
More than a year and a half ago Pele underwent splenectomy, and histopathology confirmed the suspected hemangiosarcoma. HSA (hemangiosarcoma) is the most common splenic tumour in dogs (51%). The median survival time […]
17 September 2021
FISS (feline injection-site sarcoma) is among the most serious post-vaccination complications in cats. The common name of these tumours suggests that they are caused mainly by vaccinations, yet FISS […]
17 September 2021
Lymphoma is the most common cancer in dogs. It is estimated that 13–114 cases of lymphoma per 100,000 canine patients are reported each year. An increased risk of lymphoma is described […]
17 September 2021
Mast cell tumours (mastocytomas) are among the most common skin tumours in dogs and the second most common skin tumours in cats. The unassuming appearance of these skin tumours […]
17 September 2021
Lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in cats. Lymphomas are a complex group of tumours arising from lymphoid tissue, most often involving the lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow, but […]
17 September 2021
Chondrosarcoma of bone is a rapidly spreading, malignant tumour; 63% of chondrosarcomas tend to form metastases, which means that it can be an immediate threat to life if […]
17 September 2021
Wilms tumour, also called nephroblastoma, is a malignant kidney tumour of young dogs, arising from embryonic remnants of the immature kidney. Primary kidney tumours are extremely rarely diagnosed in dogs, […]
11 November 2026
Borys, a 10-year-old French Bulldog, developed a cancer typical of his breed – a brain glioma. Brachycephalic breeds are predisposed to this tumour, […]
11 November 2026
Barbaros came to our centre for treatment from faraway Norway. The reason for radiotherapy was a pituitary tumour, which caused both hormonal disorders, […]