However, lumps or lesions due to tongue cancer are not always painful. Other symptoms of tongue cancer can include swollen lymph glands, especially in the neck. This is called lymphedema and may be a sign that the tongue cancer has spread beyond the tongues into the deeper tissues of the mouth and neck.
If your dog needs a plasma transfusion or any other type of blood transfusion, your vet will match your dog's blood type to the donor dog's blood type. He'll also cross match the antibodies in your dog's blood to those in the donor dog's blood, to make sure your dog doesn't suffer an allergic reaction.
Potassium supplements are also necessary for some dogs with kidney disease. If a dog is truly suffering from canine kidney disease, changing the dog's diet can make an impact on the dog's health. If a dog is displaying kidney disease symptoms, but has dog kidney cancer then dog kidney surgery is another way to help the dog. Regardless, when it comes to kidney disease maintaining proper hydration of the dog is important.