Last night I was resting with my dog, petting her when I made a very SCARY discovery!!!! Tumbleweed has a Big lump on her side just under her ribcage - it is about the size of a ping pong ball and feels a lot like Jello...I don't know how it just popped up like that - i never noticed anything there before - and I pet her all over everyday, sorta like a full body massage and brush her often too, so i just can't see why I never noticed anything there... as you can imagine - all the worst thoughts went through my mind and are still filling it. I did a little research on the web about lumps and bumps on dogs - it was only a little encouraging to read that it may go away on it's own and that they are really common near the abdomen in female mixed breeds (which she is) and as long as it is not reddening or becoming hairless in the area it shouldn't be very painful for the dog...
...but still, I am very scared for her - she just turned 8 and is such a happy and healthy dog otherwise... I just can't imagine life without her yet - she is still so puppy-like to me...I will take her to the vet Wednesday and have him take a good look at it...til then pleeeeeease say a little prayer for her...
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I know it's scary...but my cousins had a little mix breed dog who had a lump on his sternum for ''years''. It steadily got bigger and bigger, kind of reddish and hairless...but he died of an incredibly ripe old age at almost 16 or 18 years old...it was hard to tell for sure cause he'd been rescued from the pound when I was in Kindergarden...and he had that hugh lump on his chest for a really long time. ((hugs))
Thanks S! That makes me feel a bit better... :-)
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