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A week and a half ago i realized that Betty had a lump next to her top nipple.... It was quite big, not round and movable...i took her to the vet but told me not to alarm myself as its normal to happen up to 2 months after her cycle.... 3 days later she had an appointment to be spayed... By then the lump was already smaller.... After her operation the lump just disappeared.... Give it a few days and if u see it has not gone down i would consult a vet ....


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I know I need a vet to check this out, but my baby is currently in heat and I'm trying to wait a visit out until she is done so I can set up a spaying operation. On my girl's back, near her shoulder, she has a lump that I just noticed. It is not much smaller than a marble. My baby is a rescue, but I'm worried that this is unrelated. Have any of you had a similar issue and what can you tell me about it? Was it cancer, or was it simply a Lipoma? I'm a first time basset mom and I'm so worried about this. I would appreciate any information about this. As soon as my baby is out of heat I'm taking her to a vet, but if this sounds serious I might have to make an emergency visit. I hope I'm overreacting and I'm REALLY hoping it's just a fat deposit. :confused:
Although occasionally something like this is a 'nasty', the vast majority are not. We've had the occasional hound who was prone to having these fatty cysts appear all the time. If the hound had to go in for something else needing a g/a, I'd have any in a difficult place, taken off but otherwise for the most part, I'd leave well alone. Some vets will urge a fine needle aspiration be done, to rule out cancer but my best advice is
1. Be guided by your vet's advice
2. Unless they need to come off (wrong place/burst etc.) if just fatty cysts, leave alone.

Obviously if the mass increases in size fast, you'll need to bring your vet visit forward.

ps It won't, imvho, be related to her being in season, or being a rescue LoL
 
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Just been through this with Bella, had a needle aspiration, came back as possible malignant, booked her in for surgery, lump went down, cancelled surgery. Still keeping a close eye on her.

Thing is you never know and if you are at all worried, go see your vet just to be sure.
 
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Thank you all for your feedback! My husband thought it might be a bb, but I'm not so sure. I'm really hoping it's just a normal thing, like many of you have experienced with your hounds. After she's out of heat I'll take her for a check up and set up the appointment to get her spayed. For now I'll just keep an eye on it. Your comments were very reassuring, I feel like I can calm down a bit.
I have to say my previous long-time vet, back up country, could actually manage to feel the lumps and make a decision about what they probably were. In all the time we were with her, she wasn't ever wrong! On the other hand, I felt one of these on my Whippet just about this time last year - slightly later. I took her in as I didn't know about this and Whippets. This vet down here (kerching but was she just being cautions?) did a FNA which came back 'inconclusive' - fact is she'd not taken enough out! So being given that diagnosis, might be, might not be, what did I do, and with Christmas coming up. Right, I went ahead and had them take it off Friday of the week before Christmas. I suggested they didn't send it off for more testing, but given the size of the incision (!!) suggested we just hoped if it was a nasty, they had taken wide enough margins. Monday I was back there - having lifted the dressing, I found the whole incision was open!!! She was stapled but that wasn't entirely successful either, so after Christmas, I took her back (more antibiotics too btw) for a few more staples to be put in. Luckily she tolerated all this with just me holding her. I had to take her back before they could come out too ...... in all I think I was back and forth about 8 times for what was a very tiny pea-sized lump which might or might not have been malignant. It did heal, and there's no sign of any repeat, other than the fact the staplling wasn't done too well so there's a tuck at the top of where the incision was, which with her thin skin and short coat, is clearly seen.

Needless to say after that I moved to the vet in town!!! They phoned me later on (original vet) to ask why I'd moved. Suffice to say I told him I really didn't want to get into it but that I felt it best I used another vet practice. This wasn't the first time I'd been less than impressed, with treatment of my Basset ........ so far so good with the new lot even if I have yet to get a handle on exactly which of the 6 vets there, I prefer!!! I hate these multi-vet practices. :mad:
 
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We have two main vets and i really don't mind which one we see, one seems very knowledgeable about the breed ( lead vet) and always gives us sensible answers to our questions ( one we went to use to cover his back so much we never got a straight answer!) The other vet is greek and always comments on how gorgeous Bella is! He has a lovely manner with her and also manages to always make mummy feel better too!
 
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