The cartilage, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, all working as one holding bones together and letting joints move. Muscles connect the joints to the bones. Flexing of the muscles and the ability to bend at the joints moves the bones to accomplish skilled body motions.
Treatment and Survival Rates. Over 70 percent of dogs with parvo die if they are left untreated. The Merck Veterinary Manual reports that the survival rate of treated dogs is 68 percent to 92 percent, underscoring the importance of timely veterinary treatment. Survival rates depend on how quickly the diagnosis is made and treatment is started.
Cancer is found in all breeds of dogs even though some have a greater predilection. This article will concentrate on some of the common breeds and their predispositions to cancer. In a 1997 Swedish study involving 222,000 dogs, the proportional mortality rate for cancer was 18.6 percent of the recorded deaths in 1993.