Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) in a two-year-old Bitch referred to the Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Abstract

On the 9th of April 1401, a female German Shepherd dog was referred to the obstetrics department of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz with lesions in the genital area and vulva. These lesions with a more malignant form were also present in the throat and jaw area of the dog, which is very rare, and such metastases and malignancies usually lead to the quick death of the animal. The general form of the lesions indicated a TVT tumor. Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is the most prominent of the three transmissible tumors diagnosed in pets and a transmissible round cell neoplasia in dogs. After smear cytology from the vagina and vulva area of the case, it was determined that the lesions were related to the tumor and the animal was referred to the surgery department of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz for surgery, and due to the spread of the lesions and the very high cost of treatment both in terms of chemotherapy and surgery, the owner of the animal refused to continue the treatment.