|Articles|October 21, 2019

ACVC 2019: Common signs of lymphoma in dogs and cats

Author(s)Jenny Cassibry Fisher, RVT, VTS Oncology

Jenny Cassibry Fisher explains how lymphoma presents differently in dogs and cats

At this year's Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference (ACVC), Jenny Cassibry Fisher, RVT, VTS (Oncology), director of education at PractiVet, spoke with dvm360 about the most common presenting signs of lymphoma in dogs and cats.

Here she explains that dogs often present with enlarged peripheral lymph nodes while cats tend to present with gastrointestinal lymphoma.

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