Guest TuxsMom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Penny has a lump that feels like a grape under her skin. It's on her chest and feels like its under her fat layer. I'll take her to the vet next week. But others have had this and it's turned out to be no big deal right? I'm kinda not too worried because i've had a tumor cut out of my cat (was cancer, but she is ok today), and tumors cut out of myself (not cancer), so i'm not freaking. but want i want to hear is stories from you guys about lumps that turned out to be nothing.... anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FordRacingRon Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Well, not Leia , but one of our grey-sitter's grey has a lump on the ouside of his body right in front of a hind leg about the size of a golf ball,,and it's some kind of fatty lump and has had it for years. So here's one vote for it could be "nothing" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 (edited) Hoping it's nothing Edited May 24, 2008 by cbudshome Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest argolola Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 (edited) Prayers for your little sweetie. Hopefully it's just a little fatty lump. I took Lola for a check last month for a lump on her sternum area and it was fine. Edited May 24, 2008 by argolola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I'm sure it's nothing, but it;s always good to be reassured by the vet. Prayers your way. Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnno1 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Can you put your fingers all the way around it?? Like can you pull the skin and pinch it and it's still inside the skin and not attached to a bone/muscle or something of that nature?? Major has one on his arm (has had it for about 6 years now).. just a fatty thingie He has a couple of smaller ones on his chest too. Hope it's just a fatty thingie Quote Major & Black Jack are the BEST Doggies in the WORLD A Major Presence - MAJOR - March 10, 1999 - January 13, 2011 Little Joe - BLACK JACK - July 31, 1998 - February 8, 2011 "If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. " - Randy Pausch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Sending prayers, it's nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Janeysmom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 We had a bad scare about a month after Jane came to us. She had a grape sized lump that just appeared on the back her neck overnight that seemed to be right on a vertabrae. I stupidly got on the internet to see what it might have been and learned of osteo for the first time. It was also on a weekend so we waited until Monday and got her right in. The vet wasn't even sure that it was not Osteo, but he did all of the tests and everything came back fine. I can't even remember what it was, some kind of infection i think. He gave her a shot and told us to keep an eye on it and if it got bigger to bring her back. It took a few weeks but it finally went away. I aged 20 years in that one weekend just waiting to find out what was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LazyBones Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 pokey had a lump like that on her chest, and the vet said it was just a fatty tumor - nothing to worry about. gumby also has had a small one on the side of her chest for years, and it has caused to problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I don't know, but I'm hoping it's nothing, please keep us posted after you've seen the vet! Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascalsmom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 If it feels as though it's just a "grape", not attached to anything, it's probably just a lipoma. Buddy's got a bunch of those, and we just keep an eye on them.... Quote Phoebe (Belle's Sweetpea) adopted 9/2/13. Jack (BTR Captain Jack) 9/28/05--11/2/12Always missing Buddy, Ruby, and Rascal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TuxsMom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 yep it feels like a "globule" of fat. its not "anchored" by any structure....i can put my fingers all the way around it. i'm not worried at this point, but am going to take her in just to be sure! thank you so much ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 yep it feels like a "globule" of fat. its not "anchored" by any structure....i can put my fingers all the way around it. i'm not worried at this point, but am going to take her in just to be sure! thank you so much ! Glad you're taking her in to be safe, but Patrick has a lump like that, it's just a fat lump, no big deal unless they're in a place where they get irritated. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest charmsmom Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I've been boarding greys, and every one I've boarded has had one of those. It's always a fatty lipoma. If it worries you, take him in to put your mind at ease...but here's another vote for "nothing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 My Kramer was covered with those as he turned into an old man. 99.99% of them were nothing... Sounds like a fatty cyst and NOTHING to worry about. My parents' dog has one of those in her chest area, and it grew to be HUGE. It's not malignant, but to remove it would be far more painful than just leaving it alone. Try not to freak out, but do keep an eye on it. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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