EmmaAndSummer
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noticed she has got 2 lumps that move but one that doesnt... fat lumps id say but she does look fat maybe a tiny bit over weight. think a trip to the vets is in order?
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6yr old labrador b!tch...lumps
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Minnies_Mum
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In general, yes!
Lumps may be totally benign fatty lumps or can be real nasties and unfortunately there is no real way to tell just by looking. Your vet might take a fine needle aspirate by sticking a needle into the lump and sucking out some cells with a syringe, then having a look at them under a microscope. This is quite an easy way of telling if a lump is just fatty, and will put your mind at rest.
If it is something more sinister at least you will have caught it early. My own dog had 2 separate types of nasty tumour and had both removed. Neither came back to cause problems, so it's not all bad news even if they are not just fatty lumps.
Lumps may be totally benign fatty lumps or can be real nasties and unfortunately there is no real way to tell just by looking. Your vet might take a fine needle aspirate by sticking a needle into the lump and sucking out some cells with a syringe, then having a look at them under a microscope. This is quite an easy way of telling if a lump is just fatty, and will put your mind at rest.
If it is something more sinister at least you will have caught it early. My own dog had 2 separate types of nasty tumour and had both removed. Neither came back to cause problems, so it's not all bad news even if they are not just fatty lumps.
EmmaAndSummer
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Thank you for advice x
Goya
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Defo go to vets. I had the same with my Lab and she had an op to remove them but luckily they were just benign, but it put my mind at rest.