Does anyone have any personal experience with canine benign fatty tumors? My older dog, Shana (she's 9.5) has many?

My older dog, Shana (she's 9.5) has many... of them. We have them checked at the vet's regularly, but they grow so fast and are so noticeable that I find it very hard NOT to worry about them, even with the vet's aspirating them and assuring us that that's all they are.1) Do they ever cause any serious problems?2) DO they ever become malignant over time?3) DO they ever cause functional interferance (other than with simply getting in the way).4) Is there anything we can do that would help control or reduce their growth (other than having them surginally removed?)5) Is there anything else I should know about them? Asked by NancyE 39 months ago Similar questions: personal experience canine benign fatty tumors older dog Shana she's Pets > Dogs.

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We've had experience with both cancerous and benign tumors... As our dog, Spike gets older...he's about 11 now...he keeps getting more and more fatty tumors. I don't know if it's more prevalent in Dalmatians or not... When the vet checks him out, he said that the tumors COULD be surgically removed, but it's better to just leave them alone if they're benign and not interfering with anything. He has many tumors about the size of a cotton ball.

They're soft, almost feel like a ball of jello under his skin. When our dog, Sparky got to be around 12, she developed a hard lump on her chest. It grew pretty quickly and, although it didn't bother her, we became concerned.

Our vet knew right from the start that it was cancerous. He removed it and gave her radiation treatments. She lived happily and cancer free for another two years.

For Spike's fatty tumors, I've tried warm compresses and drawing salve, to no avail. The vet didn't say there was anything we could do to prevent their growth or reduce their size...just that it wasn't necessary to remove them....but he would, if we insisted. I know, Nancy.

We worry about our babies.

The answer to your question about fatty tumors. . It always related to diet.

1 I would also like to know the answer to this question, as my nine-year-old mutt has several. My doctor also said they were benign.

I would also like to know the answer to this question, as my nine-year-old mutt has several. My doctor also said they were benign.

2 Me too, my dog is 11 and has them. My vet said the same.

Me too, my dog is 11 and has them. My vet said the same.

3 our little guy had a small tumor, about the size of a pea. I took him to the vet, and he said he didn't think there was a problem, just by how it looked. Well, each year, it got bigger and bigger, until it was hanging off his chest like a little mushroom.

This time, the vet said he was worried that it might get torn off as he was playing outside, so we took him in to have it removed. It was benign. What the vet told us, was that if it's benign, it's not a health risk, unless it hangs down and might get torn off, which would cause bleeding.

I don't know if this helps any, but, right next to the tumor he had removed, he had a little fatty deposit, about the size of a cotton swab. The vet said it wouldn't effect anything and didn't even bother to take it out. So, from what I understand, if a tumor is benign, there is no health risk internally.

However, I suppose it couldn't hurt to ask a vet. Our little guy is doing just fine, except he scrunches up all my rugs. LOLGood luck!

Our little guy had a small tumor, about the size of a pea. I took him to the vet, and he said he didn't think there was a problem, just by how it looked. Well, each year, it got bigger and bigger, until it was hanging off his chest like a little mushroom.

This time, the vet said he was worried that it might get torn off as he was playing outside, so we took him in to have it removed. It was benign. What the vet told us, was that if it's benign, it's not a health risk, unless it hangs down and might get torn off, which would cause bleeding.

I don't know if this helps any, but, right next to the tumor he had removed, he had a little fatty deposit, about the size of a cotton swab. The vet said it wouldn't effect anything and didn't even bother to take it out. So, from what I understand, if a tumor is benign, there is no health risk internally.

However, I suppose it couldn't hurt to ask a vet. Our little guy is doing just fine, except he scrunches up all my rugs. LOLGood luck!

I also have a dog with fatty tumors on his legs. How much would it cost to remove them at a regular vet office? " "my dog has lumps (vet says: fatty tumors).

A few are large and one is interfering with her gate. Is it surgery time?

I also have a dog with fatty tumors on his legs. How much would it cost to remove them at a regular vet office?

My dog has lumps (vet says: fatty tumors). A few are large and one is interfering with her gate. Is it surgery time?

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