Fatty tumor or cyst??

Estie · 12-18-2005, 10:30 AM

Cassy, our ESS, has a lump on her chest - it's about the size of a walnut, but it is real soft and wiggles around. I can't take her to the vet today (Sunday), but will tomorrow. She shows no signs of anything except her usual active Attention-deficit behavior (which today, I'm happy about!!). I didn't want her to have any fatty cysts. She is about 2-years old.
Estie

willypup · 12-18-2005, 10:49 AM

awww i feel sorry for her.i hope you can figure out what it is.when you do i hope she gets better

elegy · 12-18-2005, 07:04 PM

have the vet check it and make sure it *is* just a fat deposit and not something else. they can be removed surgically if it bothers you.

linnie · 12-18-2005, 07:43 PM

Fatty cysts are harmless as you know but it is always good to make sure thats what it is.
I have been told that some dry foods like goodo's can cause these to occur.

My eldest dog Emma has had one on her chest since she was a baby and its still the same size 18 years later

Estie · 12-19-2005, 09:48 AM

We're off to the vet this afternoon at 3:15. Yogurt, our other springer who passed on in July of this year, had a fatty (well, several) tumors. (but she was fat!) We feed Cassy Nutro lamb & rice. It seems that this one just appeared in the last few days. I'll keep you posted.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 12-19-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ewalker@email.com

We're off to the vet this afternoon at 3:15. Yogurt, our other springer who passed on in July of this year, had a fatty (well, several) tumors. (but she was fat!) We feed Cassy Nutro lamb & rice. It seems that this one just appeared in the last few days. I'll keep you posted.

Best of luck and sending you good vibes for an easy vet visit with only good news!

Estie · 12-19-2005, 11:41 PM

I'm sooo happy and sooo relieved!! The vet said it was so soft, and so she took out a sample of the fluid - it was a pus pocket - Cassy had probably bumped something (it was a fallen tree with a branch stub that she hit when she was running in the canal (dry) last week!) I remember her crying out once, but couldn't see anything and then she acted like she was okay. The vet said that it should go away in a few days! If it doesn't, we need to go back. But even today before the vet visit, it had gone down from yesterday.
Estie

Crossfire Bulldogs · 12-20-2005, 12:50 AM

Great news! Glad it wasn't anything serious....hugs to Cassy!

Shadowkins · 12-20-2005, 03:16 AM

Been keeping an eye on your post to see how Cassy was doing... I'm am so glad that it was nothing serious.
Take care!

gilda25 · 12-20-2005, 07:11 AM

Glad to hear it wasn't anything major. Im actually going through the same worries right now b/c last night I felt a little bump on Reggie. I was just petting him last night and felt this lump so I thought it was his skin bunched up, so I felt it again and sure enough it was a pink little lump!! It freaked me out.
I dont know how long it's been there, but he's been acting perfectly normal though. He hasn't been itching there or anything.... my husband said it's possible that it's from hitting himself on the couch or something... but since I dont know if or how dogs bruise, Im worried so Im calling my vet today and hopefully have him checked out.

Estie · 12-20-2005, 02:13 PM

Keep us posted! I don't like lumps very well! And so true, we don't know exactly how long one has been there, that's the scary part! Should we be checking once a week, or once a day, or once a month??

12-18-2005, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Estie estie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 223 Rep Power: 64	Fatty tumor or cyst?? Cassy, our ESS, has a lump on her chest - it's about the size of a walnut, but it is real soft and wiggles around. I can't take her to the vet today (Sunday), but will tomorrow. She shows no signs of anything except her usual active Attention-deficit behavior (which today, I'm happy about!!). I didn't want her to have any fatty cysts. She is about 2-years old. Estie

12-18-2005, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
willypup Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 151 Rep Power: 0	awww i feel sorry for her.i hope you can figure out what it is.when you do i hope she gets better
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12-18-2005, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
elegy Pit Bull Junky Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,073 Rep Power: 109	have the vet check it and make sure it is just a fat deposit and not something else. they can be removed surgically if it bothers you.
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linnie tibbie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,051 Rep Power: 171	Fatty cysts are harmless as you know but it is always good to make sure thats what it is. I have been told that some dry foods like goodo's can cause these to occur. My eldest dog Emma has had one on her chest since she was a baby and its still the same size 18 years later
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12-20-2005, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 284	Great news! Glad it wasn't anything serious....hugs to Cassy!
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12-19-2005, 09:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Estie estie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 223 Rep Power: 64	We're off to the vet this afternoon at 3:15. Yogurt, our other springer who passed on in July of this year, had a fatty (well, several) tumors. (but she was fat!) We feed Cassy Nutro lamb & rice. It seems that this one just appeared in the last few days. I'll keep you posted.

12-19-2005, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Estie estie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 223 Rep Power: 64	I'm sooo happy and sooo relieved!! The vet said it was so soft, and so she took out a sample of the fluid - it was a pus pocket - Cassy had probably bumped something (it was a fallen tree with a branch stub that she hit when she was running in the canal (dry) last week!) I remember her crying out once, but couldn't see anything and then she acted like she was okay. The vet said that it should go away in a few days! If it doesn't, we need to go back. But even today before the vet visit, it had gone down from yesterday. Estie

12-20-2005, 03:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Shadowkins Shadowkins Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 2,726 Rep Power: 129	Been keeping an eye on your post to see how Cassy was doing... I'm am so glad that it was nothing serious. Take care!

12-20-2005, 07:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
gilda25 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 80 Rep Power: 58	Glad to hear it wasn't anything major. Im actually going through the same worries right now b/c last night I felt a little bump on Reggie. I was just petting him last night and felt this lump so I thought it was his skin bunched up, so I felt it again and sure enough it was a pink little lump!! It freaked me out. I dont know how long it's been there, but he's been acting perfectly normal though. He hasn't been itching there or anything.... my husband said it's possible that it's from hitting himself on the couch or something... but since I dont know if or how dogs bruise, Im worried so Im calling my vet today and hopefully have him checked out.

12-20-2005, 02:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Estie estie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 223 Rep Power: 64	Keep us posted! I don't like lumps very well! And so true, we don't know exactly how long one has been there, that's the scary part! Should we be checking once a week, or once a day, or once a month??

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