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Old 03-05-2008, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Where the real happy cows reside!
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My 14 year old mutt has a fatty lypoma on her chest. She's had it for about four years now and is doing fine. Our vet said there was no reason to do surgery since the growth was not bothering her, plus her age was a factor and she has a slight heart murmur.
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Old 03-06-2008, 12:17 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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We have a large fatty tumor on her side. She could care less about it for two years now. It was biopsied and is fatty. Since its not in her way we have left it. Why put her thru that and I have heard they come back anyway the next year.

This week we find out she has a tumor behind her stomach. Biopsy has not come back yet but she lost weight and is ok one day and sad the next. I am so sick over this. I do not think i will put her thru chemo, she is 11 years old.
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Old 03-09-2008, 06:52 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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My shi ztu is 11, has a large fatty tumor on her side for two years now. Was biopsied and left there. As long as it doesnt interfere with her life it's being left. Now she has lymphoma anyway so I guess it doesnt matter. We are devastated. Found it on an office visit, large lump in abdomin.
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Old 06-28-2011, 02:42 AM
 
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hi my dog parner and kids went for a walk tonight and once got to the shop we relized looking at our beautifull neopolitan masstif who is 15 monthe apoxamitley 55 -60 kgs sitting under the lights we could see that she has a large fatty groth the size of half a rock mellon of a small one that is we take great care of our girl and we have a dog show this weekend im verry worried but from the research this may be a case of a fatty tisue lump called lipoma as its on her chest just under alot of lose skin on her face so i hadent really noticed it i would say it would have taken only a couple of weeks to get to this size so it has growen quite rapidley concerned ower but first thing tomorrow were driving to the vet in the morning tomorrow so there will be no dog show this weekend : ( i would recomend any one who ownes a dog with a groth if the dog is fit and heathey to have the groth taken out for more confort for there dog resoning why i say that i know i wouldnt want a lage or small groth that stands out on my skin being a dog lover that iam and to shop around and get the best price for the groth to be taken out wish me and my family luck tomorrow finger crossed its only fatty tissue...

Last edited by neo lover; 06-28-2011 at 02:56 AM.. Reason: my dog has a lump a large one at that
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Old 07-04-2011, 10:53 AM
 
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To the OP - all of our older dogs have had a fatty tumor, or two or three or +++. Because of their advanced ages, my policy is to leave them be unless they grow large enough to cause an issue (like one located near the belly/elbow that grows big enough to impair walking, etc). I noticed that these growths became more frequent as my dogs aged, and if I took off every one, they'd have been in surgery continuously, so I only take off maligant growths and fatties that become a problem somehow for other reasons (very rare).

To mimosa - I am so very sorry about the diagnosis for your shi ztu I've known the daily dread and sadness that a diagnosis like that brings with it, and I know how hard it is to live with that knowledge. But your girl doesn't know what her future will bring (as you do now), so let her daily life go on just as it has in the past without any sign of your grief to worry her - love her up every day, and cherish all her moments with you. I know you are probably doing that already, but just wanted to say don't let the dread overwhelm the joy that you can still find in the time you have left (easy to say, but still very hard to do).
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