Vibes for Pebbles (and pics)

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Looking after my mum's two Maltese at the moment while she's on holiday. They had the groomer last night, and being clipped short has revealed a massive lump on the back of Pebbles (the girl, the older of the two at 8 and my mum's favourite!). Sort of by her shoulder blades; it's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and tennis ball.

Can't believe I hadn't noticed it before, I'm really beating myself up about it, but her coat was so long before it wasn't obvious. But then I'm always fussing her, so can't understand how I didn't notice it?! Could it have popped up that quickly? I don't think (and groomer agrees) that it's a bite or sting as it's not red or inflamed, there's no heat in it, and there is no puncture wound to be seen.

Taking her to the vets at 11am, all I can think is "mast cell tumour" :( hopefully it's just a fatty cyst or something though. Positive vibes please!
 
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She is the top one in the above pic...
 
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Sending vibes to you !!!

Hopefully it will be something benign and won't cause any problems. Don't beat yourself up about missing it, it's difficult to tell when they have thick coats. You're doing the right thing getting it checked out as soon as you noticed. xx
 
It's an abscess! I'm so relieved!

Can't believe it's not causing her more discomfort though, even when the vet was squeezing it she didn't react.

She will be admitted tomorrow to have it lanced and a drain fitted. They suspect it was caused by her annual vaccination a couple of weeks ago, so as a goodwill gesture are doing the procedure half price, which I think is fair.

So glad I took her in today.

And thanks! :) they are cuties... Not my type, but gorgeous nonetheless.
 
Ahhh so glad it's easily fixable. Bless her some dogs are so brave! My/parents whippet pup had to have staples in his side and they did it all without an anaesthetic, he only whimpered at the last one.

They are both lovely looking dogs too :)
 
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