Found 2 lumps on my dear old dog

[scats]

Vet appointment booked for Friday for our lovely old girl as we’ve found 2 lumps. One on her leg and one on her side. Lumps are small and aren’t bothering her and she’s eating fine, but I’m preparing myself for the fact that it’s unlikely to be good news.
She will be 14 in May and she’s a big girl. Invasive procedures or anaesthetics are out of the question, but we just want to ensure she remains comfortable and pain free for however long she has. She lives for her walks and as long as she is keen to go, we will continue to take her wherever she wants. I’m Desperate to get back to full fitness myself to enjoy some time with her (parents currently doing walking duties).

Has anyone been through similar?

 

[AmyMay]

They may just be innocuous fatty lumps ??

 

[scats]

Really hope so. She’s got a few fatty lumps already and these feel different, but would be over the moon if that’s what they were.
She has lost some weight, but she’s an old girl who has noticeably been losing muscle for awhile now, so I’m not sure if that’s contributing to her looking thinner.

 

[AmyMay]

We’ll keep everything crossed for you for Friday xx

 

[twiggy2]

Yes fingers crossed

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

All of Bear's lumps are lipomas. Fingers crossed for your girl!

 

[misst]

Fingers crossed for lipomas x

 

[Bellasophia]

My ten year old poodle has three lumps..we had them biopsied and they are all lipomas..we removed one three years ago and it returned in the same place so we’ve left it now.

 

[Marnie]

Keeping everything crossed for Friday xx

 

[HorseyTee]

Hope it goes well.
I'm at the vets Friday too so will be thinking of you.
Simba will be 14 in April. They are such a worry when they get this age.

 

[EllieBeast]

They’re such a worry, thinking of you! All digits crossed for lipomas ??

 

[Red-1]

Old Hector has 2 lumps suddenly come up too. We decided against the vet as they seem soft and mobile and we wouldn't do a bunch of stuff as he is old and doddery. He doesn't seem to feel them and is a good weight. There didn't seem much point in investigation if we wouldn't take action.

Good luck with your vet visit.

 

[Moobli]

Good thoughts from me for Friday.

 

[FinnishLapphund]

I don't remember how few/many months it was before Jonna died that I decided to take her to the veterinarian, and ask them about a new lump. Her liver had been showing its age for quite some time, so she was on a better for the liver food (mainly vegetarian based protein), she got 4-5 smaller meals per day to make it easier for the liver, etc. And I thought if the lump was cancer, then I could just as well give her some pieces of real meat, or perhaps cheese, because if cancer was killing her, she could just as well get spoilt rotten, and die because her liver gave up.

But it was just fat in the lump. I probably spoilt her quite a lot anyway in other ways, until her liver eventually gave up, but I didn't just got to the refrigerator, and give her whatever.

Fingers crossed that all goes well on Friday. Or that if the news isn't good, that you still get some more time with your lovely old girl.

 

[meleeka]

My JRT has a couple small lumps. One is on the top of her head and looks like a tick. I won’t be investigating, she’s had it for years and it hasn’t grown. My vet agreed that it’s probably harmless, so to just monitor.

 

[Annette4]

My JRT has a couple small lumps. One is on the top of her head and looks like a tick. I won’t be investigating, she’s had it for years and it hasn’t grown. My vet agreed that it’s probably harmless, so to just monitor.

I found the same on Jack and had a mild panic (I hate ticks!), we're doing the same just monitoring given his age.

 

[CorvusCorax]

My oldies are a few years below yours and both have some lumps and bumps, the eldest dog has always had fatty lumps which have come and gone over the years. I nicked one on his back with a grooming rake once and it exploded, which was delightful.

For me, they're not at an age where I am going to subject them to anything invasive or stressful so as long as they are mobile/sound, in good form and are eating, I'm not going to think too far ahead into the fiture.

Best wishes for Friday.

 

[misst]

Any news Scats ?

 

[scats]

Well hopefully good news. Vet thinks the lump on her flank is a fatty lump, she can’t say for definite, because it’s not just under the skin, but she’s fairly sure it’s nothing to worry about.
The leg lump is a little more suspicious, but the good things are that’s it’s moveable, just under the skin and feels soft like a cyst.
She has lost weight, but not massively fast. She’s lost 1.5kg since May last year, but she has lost a fair bit of muscle from her back end, so this may be contributing to that. And she is nearly 14.

Vet said we could take some cells from the lumps and test them, but I’ve actually decided to just monitor them for the time being. I feel more settled that the vet didn’t automatically feel concerned about them and she seemed more than happy with the plan to monitor them.

 

[misst]

Excellent news . You didn't more stress!

 

[FinnishLapphund]

I'm glad to see a positive update, hope you have lots of enjoyable time left together.

 

[Red-1]

Fantastic news. Monitoring is what I would have done too.