My bulldogx (the biter working on that)has a lump under the skin just above the last rib on his right side. He has a vet appt. on the 28th(for unrelated item). I just noticed it yesterday. It moves and is warmer to the touch than the surrounding skin. He doesn't act like it hurts when you touch it. It feels like a little saucer shaped eraser maybe a little softer than an eraser. I thought it was one of those fatty cysts, but from what I'm reading those are common on the abdomen or underside. I don't know if I should wait or bring him in earlier. I will call vet. I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced one of these on their dog before. On the bright side this is a new ver and he had a titer done about a week ago, good results.
Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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We had a dog a few years ago who had several of those. The vet biopsied the first two that showed up and they were just benign cysts that caused no problems. She got a couple more of them over the years and the vet said they were the same thing. We never had them removed because it would cost a fortune and wasn't necessary. They were on all parts of her body - where yours is and the back and abdomen. There are a lot of different benign lumps they can get! I would just keep my appt on the 28th unless the lump starts growing quickly and seems to be painful.
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My elder spaniel has a few of those benign cysts on her hip, ribcage, and chest. The vet advised against taking them off due to the risks of putting her under at her age vs benefit. He did say that their appearance increased the chance that a malignant one may show up someday but we just keep an eye on her lumps and bumps.
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Quote: Melissa Thom
My elder spaniel has a few of those benign cysts on her hip, ribcage, and chest. The vet advised against taking them off due to the risks of putting her under at her age vs benefit. He did say that their appearance increased the chance that a malignant one may show up someday but we just keep an eye on her lumps and bumps.
Having had (and I still do have) lots of older adult and senior dogs, I've seen many cysts and other bumps, tags, etc.
As Melissa says, I have the vet see them (always, because the vet is far better than I could ever be at assessing them; she has seen them all, and her initial take has been confirmed via needle aspiration biopsy every time), and then I check them often. Any change, and off to the vet.
I'd call the vet and explain what I was feeling and ask if I should just wait for the next appointment on the 28th. Bulldogs are prone to cysts, especially interdigital, but I believe all kinds as well. They have more than their fair share of skin challenges, I have read, including epidermal inclusion cysts (sebaceous cysts).
I'd probably just give a call and then keep an eye out until the vet appointment.
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About six months ago, Roo had like three or four lumps/abscesses around his neck. We didn't find out what it was for about a month until the vet sent Roo's result in to Uni of Arizona Veterinary diagnostics lab. It took them a long time to find out what it was. He has a rare kind of bacteria known as Nocarida Asteroides. Although it has been six or seven months already, we were not able to get rid of the bacteria with antibodies.
"It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right"
Thanks for the replies. I was thinking he's too young, but being a rescue I think they may have been off on his age. Recently, his neck has getten larger and his body slimmer (I credit this to raw diet) The larger neck part makes me think he's maturing and just doing that final fill out. Anyhoot, what I'm getting at is maybe he is more like 3-4 rather than 2 as the rescue had thought and thus the cysts. Vet's were out , but I'm off Monday so I will call then. Oh and on a sidenote, I had thought his tail was broken when he was a pup but the new vet doesn't think his tail was ever broken. He said since bulldogs are often born with a corkscrew tail,his is just mishapen because of the mix.
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