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.
â¢ Common sense dictates that all dogs should be determined to be DEA 1.1 positive or negative at their first physical examination. It's good medical practice and, in terms of the dogâs potential future needs, it is good transfusion practice. Blood type should be known in advance of need. â¢ All dogs that are first time transfusion donors should be typed for DEA 1.1. Likewise, the first time recipient should be typed for DEA 1.1 so the life of the transfused red cells is not decreased, and its blood sensitized for the future.