My Boxer has swollen lymph nodes and is losing weight. Is it cancer?

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My boxers lymph nodes in her neck front shoulders and her rear nipples in her crotch are swollen she eats regularly but has lost a lot of weight what can I do money is tight my Dr has me totally disabled and haven't worked in a year please tell me it's not cancer!!!! Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | spayed | 7 years and 7 months old | 50 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Unfortunately, it is impossible to say for sure what the cause is based on your description. Lymph nodes can become enlarged due to inflammation, infection or cancer. Seeing that Diamond is a boxer breed, is 7 years old, losing weight and has enlarged lymph nodes leads me to suspect something such as Lymphoma (a type of cancer) as the cause. I would recommend having this further worked up with a veterinarian and have further testing done such as a needle aspirate and cytology to help determine what it could be. This test is not that expensive and can tell a veterinarian a lot about the area tested. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My Boxer has swollen lymph nodes and is losing weight. Is it cancer?

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