Mark Bednarczyk wrote 05/14/2003 05:20 PM Fat pockets on body #10749 - 05/14/2003 05:20 PM
Mark Bednarczyk Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2003 Posts: 19 Loc: Offline	I hope someone can help me understand how fat pockets develop on dogs. My mother has a 12 year old mutt that has maybe 5-6 fat pockets on her body. Some of these pockets are the size of tennis balls. The vet told her there is nothing she could do unless she wanted to take them off with surgery. The fat pockets dont harm her. What they do is add to her weight and cause her to walk bow legged since some are between her legs. You can actually grab the pockets and move them around. She has a hard time getting up and doesnt move too much. I tried to get my mom to switch to a raw diet but I dont think she is convinced. Does anyone know if a switch to raw food will help her rid the fat pockets with the right amount of exercise? Is the vet correct that there is nothing she can do to help this dog? Thanks in advanced for any info.
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Will Rambeau wrote 05/14/2003 05:47 PM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10750 - 05/14/2003 05:47 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	The "fat pocket" that you're talking about is most likely a lipoma. Think of it as a benign fatty turmor. The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Yash Agrawal wrote 05/14/2003 08:23 PM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10751 - 05/14/2003 08:23 PM
Yash Agrawal Webboard User Reg: 04-28-2002 Posts: 77 Loc: Offline	Have these "fat pockets" grown rapidly ? Rarely, liposarcomas, the malignant form of lipoma can have a similar presentation. It seems however, that they are benign. Yash
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Mark Bednarczyk wrote 05/14/2003 08:48 PM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10752 - 05/14/2003 08:48 PM
Mark Bednarczyk Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2003 Posts: 19 Loc: Offline	Yes they are benign. The vet did have it tested. I was just hoping for a way to get rid of them. I guess its just something that my mom and her dog is going to have to live with. Thanks for the info.
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Ed Frawley wrote 05/14/2003 11:24 PM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10753 - 05/14/2003 11:24 PM
Ed Frawley Administrator Reg: 07-11-2001 Posts: 2112 Loc: Offline	You know I have the same problem - right above my belt only it weighs about 15 pounds. Frawley@leerburg.com http://www.leerburg.com
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Charlie Snyder wrote 05/15/2003 09:05 AM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10754 - 05/15/2003 09:05 AM
Charlie Snyder Webboard User Reg: 08-02-2001 Posts: 999 Loc: Offline	When they remove the fat pockets (in dogs), is it regular surgery or is it something more like liposuction?
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Deanna Thompson wrote 05/15/2003 09:11 AM Re: Fat pockets on body [Re: Mark Bednarczyk ] #10755 - 05/15/2003 09:11 AM
Deanna Thompson Moderator Reg: 10-27-2001 Posts: 2261 Loc: Eastern Maine Offline	Regular surgery.
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