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Transmissible Venereal Tumours in Dogs

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Dog Desk Animal Action
Dec 04, 2025
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Transmissible venereal tumour (TVT) is one of the cancers seen in dogs and one of the most misunderstood. Unlike typical cancers, TVT is contagious. It spreads between dogs through the direct transfer of living cancer cells, most often during mating, but also through licking, sniffing, biting, or close contact with an affected dog.

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