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.
Dogs that do not drink enough may get a little constipated now and then. Dogs that are not exercised enough may get constipated. Just as in humans, lack of exercise may slow down the system. Post-surgery obstipation is fairly common, because the dog fasts the night before surgery and is likely to refuse food afterward.