Lumpy-Bumpy Trey

[Guest Trey]

When my brindle boy Trey rolled over for a belly rub tonight, I noticed a bump on his chest about the size of a nickel. I hadn't noticed it before, but as he shifted around I noticed that it's a lot easier to see at some angles, so maybe he just hit the right angle tonight.

 

It isn't very hard at all (in fact, at first I couldn't really feel anything). I cannot pick it up and squish it between my fingers with his skin, but when I apply pressure, it is slightly firm but squishy, and it slides around between my fingers as I press on it.

 

Honestly, it feels like a piece of fat. Could it be the beginning of a fatty tumor? He just turned 6 - is that a common age for them?

 

Here are some pics:

 

 

As you can see, not that noticeable. It's about an inch about my finger here:

 

 

 

 

The side view is a bit better (it's in the middle of the frame):

 

 

 

 

You can kinda see it here by his elbow:

 

 

 

 

And just because he can't grow enough stuff to worry me, here's a pic of what I am pretty sure is a histiocytoma in his ear. It is perfectly dome-shaped and was red, but is starting to crust over:

 

 

 

He does have a vet appointment in two weeks for his annual checkup and of course I'll ask her about it, but I wondered what folks here thought.

 

Any ideas?

[Sambuca]

The belly bump looks like a Lipoma (sp?) to me. It should be fine waiting the 2 weeks. If it grows drastically, bring him in sooner because it could be fibrosarcoma.

 

The ear lump looks like a histiocytoma to me as well.

[tbhounds]

The ventral chest is a common location for lipomas. That being said I would still have both masses aspirated during your next vet visit because you should never assume a lump or a bump is benign without checking it.

[Guest Trey]

Thanks - I thought that's what they looked like, but I didn't want to miss something obvious that should send him to the vet sooner. I'll definitely have the vet check them out.