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It is probably a Lipoma which is a harmless fatty tumor and the vets usually do nothing unless it is causing issues which being on an elbow it may one day cause issues. But you should really take the dog in to the vet to find out if that is what it is. The vet will stick it with a needle and draw out some fluid and look at the slides to make sure it is just a lipoma. You can usually tell it is as the fluid is oily but they still tend to look at the cells to make sure.
My German Shepherd has the exact same bump(for three years now).
Took him to the vet when I first noticed it, and the vet took a sample from it to see if were a cancerous tumor,
Results came back that it is just a fat deposit, that will never cause any harm.
It is nothing to worry about.
No pain, no itching etc.
To the dog, it doesn't exist.
It has not grown one bit since I noticed it three years ago.
It could be nothing. Fatty tumors are common.
It also might be something. There is STRONG suspicion that Sarcoma and the area of vaccinations are related. The front right leg is a common vaccination area.
Again, whether it is something or nothing...take your dog to the vet. Please.
It looks like a fatty lump. Go to the vet & have it checked out. I’ve dealt with a lot of those. Mast cell tumors are different. After delailing with that years ago, I get every thing checked out.
My dog has one, too. I'm too poor to run to the vet to check everything, so YouTube is my friend. What I learned from vet videos, is that if it's soft and moveable, and isn't bothering them, it's just a benign fatty tumor called a lipoma. Here's one of the videos I watched. I like this guy. But, I watched more than one and read a lot online, too. My dog has had hers for a few years now. Hers is on her side and isn't a problem.
I think she got hers initially from bumping her side when she would jump into my truck from a weird angle. It grew bigger, but seems to have stayed the same size for about a year now. I'm not worried about it.
He suggests feeding your dog more protein and less carbs, and he mentions some supplements. I don't give my dog any supplements or anything like that. My thinking is that if he's feeding those supplements and his dog's lipoma is huge, they can't be working that great. So, I just feed her a really high-quality diet and just make sure it stays soft and moveable. I feed my dog raw chicken legs (I freeze them for at least 3 days first, then defrost them), and some veggies and potatoes. And she's doing great. She's around 10 years old.
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As to the question about any injury, no.
Our dog did not hurt or injury her paw or leg.
We just noticed it one day.
She does not lick or bother it and has no issues walling or running.
thanks
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