Mammary disorders

1. Is false pregnancy associated with an increased incidence of pyometra in bitches? Is it associated with increased incidence of mammary cancer?

2. What is the hormonal basis for false pregnancy?

Case Study: Your 12 year old intact female Finnish spitz ahs developed a firm, large mass on her right fifth mammary gland. The mass has grown noticeably within the last several weeks. What is the most likely rule-out? What is the preferred treatment? What is the prognosis?

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