Good thoughts your way
Sir Winston (11-17-2014)
an aspirate will extract cells which can be assessed as normal or abnormal. The only reason an aspirate wouldn't 'work' is if there wasn't enough to aspirate. If it is a fatty tumor standard procedure is to leave them unless they interfere with movement or can be irritated due to their location. I've never had a vet tell me they could become cancerous and the rule of thumb as in people docs is 'first do no harm' ie why cut or anesthetize a healthy dog.
Let et us know how the vet appt goes.
Sir Winston (11-17-2014)
i am completely lump phobic and 12 yr old jack now has a lipoma, in the exact spot. it was aspirated, at least once, and measured each time we go to the vet or i think it looks different. i too, was not ever told that a lipoma can turn into a cancer.
and if you are lucky enough to have a lab reach old age, chances are they will have more than one lipoma, in more than one area. labs are ones that tend to grow them . and they can also grow back in the same spot it's removed from. so , in essence, you'd be operating on the animal every year. to no avail.
Sir Winston (11-17-2014)
Lumps are so scary! Usually they are nothing and I think it can wait to be diagnosed until you can get an appt. with your own vet. Good luck.
Sir Winston (11-17-2014)
Weird. Is the forum eating posts? It looks like several from this thread are missing.
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Sorry about the squishy lump. I hope it's nothing.
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