Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (lindsay write) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:32:14 PST

Only Brandy would have a "lump on her rump." I'm so glad it's just a fatty-thing, Dawn. Ewww... I know what you mean about the disgusting stuff that comes out when the vet aspirates it. Blech!

How long do you have to ice it? It isn't a lifetime thing, is it?

Yes, Carolyn, I consider myself to be the lump person. It's an important life mission and dammit - somebody's got to do it!

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (mommytoNash) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:14:50 PST

YEAH!!! Did I yell that loud enough?

I am so happy for you, here's my little happy dance, !!!!!!!

Yes, do jump on that ear situation. You know how bad it can get if not taken care of early. Are you using the Zymox for that?

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (Ricksma) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:16:56 PST

You are such a good mom...Brandy is a very lucky girl....take some deep breaths and relax. You deserve it.

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (Carolyn98) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:06:59 PST

What a relief Dawn, Jac is our "A lump is just a lump " gal!
Brandy you stop scaring mom OK!
Such good news, we so need good news everyday!

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (debbuna) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:36:56 PST

Fantastic Dawn. Thank God you are so vigilant!! Isn't it just a nightmare to find something like that? A lump is just a lump!!! Yes, jump on that dirty ear before something develops- you don't need that again! Kisses for Brandy for being so healthy and such a good girl!!!

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (rhodesian46) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:54:49 PST

Dawn,
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Al ump was just a lump. Better safe than sorry.

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (sissysmommy) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:46:57 PST

Yippee!!! A lump IS just a lump. I am so glad she came out with flying colors. It is so scary when something is wrong and diabetic moms are so tuned into their dogs that everything seems major - even when it isn't!

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (Brandy mom) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:20:20 PST

We survived another lump scare. A lump is just a lump. The lump on her leg is a fat lump. I asked why did it show up so fast. He said when her removed the cancerous tumor before he took a lot of tissue from around the tumor. So it could of been there a while I just didn't feel it. He also checked the lump on her chest next to the one on her leg. This one has been there a while and is just a fat lump. But we wanted to be sure it stayed a fat lump. A fat lump he removed about a 1 1/2 ago is starting to form again.

The lump on her rump. It right on the bone. Is a cyst gross when he poke it with the needle all kinds of fluid and blood. So we need to ice her rump. He think she could of bump her bone causing the a bruise on her bone so fluid formed around it to protect the bone. Isn't it neat how the body protects itself. We all know Brandy doesn't stroll through life she goes at full force all the time.

We also got some new pads to try for the acne. They...

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (lindsay write) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:31:47 PST

Dawn, did you take Brandy to the vet? We need an update!

I'm thinking it's a fatty lump or a cyst or maybe it's something stuck in there (she sat on something?). Both my dogs are covered in lumps but none are dangerous. Ella has several fatty lumps and one in particular feels much harder than the others. But it's a just another garden-variety fatty-thing. It's good to get your vet to have a look especially since Brandy had cancer in the past.

Until your vet has a look...
A lump is just a lump.
A lump is just a lump.

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (Brandy mom) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:20:40 PST

Brandy goes to the vet this afternoon. Please think a lump is a lump.

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (mommytoNash) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:28:04 PST

Dawn, the one sounds like it might be what is called a 'fatty tumor', which is NOT cancerous, and generally they don't remove unless it starts to interfere with function of the dog. Nash has quite a few, and we watch them. But, so far no changes. My brothers dog had a huge one, and it got bigger as she really got older. But, the Vet didn't want it removed unless it started to interfere with her movement.

The one that the Doc removed about a year ago is another story. And I guess I wouldn't wait on that one. Was it big when the Doc removed it before (that is, as big as it is right now). Did you say you just changed foods? What kind of cancer was it?

Nash has a new spot in the same area you are talking about. Under his arm, in the 'pit'. I thought it was a wart (he has about 5), but, I was looking at it last night, and it looks different. It's not a lump......but, I'm a bit concerned. I'm going to give him a good...

Re: Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (angelsissy) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:13:33 PST

OK Dawn - a lump is just a lump!!! Thank goodness you caught it early - too many people let that stuff go.

Not diabetic problem but a lump problem

feeds@yuku.com (Brandy mom) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:46:30 PST

Last week I notice a lump and Brandy rump. It right next to the bone that back there (hip bone). My daughter said it could be her anal sack. So I looked that up and I don't think it is. So I was just watching the lump to see if it made any changes. It doesn't feel like it is in-cased in anything. It almost feel like a fat lump it is soft and moves around with out any form to it. Brandy has a few of these we watch.

Now the depressing part about a 1 1/2 ago Brandy had a cancerous lump removed from her leg (in the arm pit almost). Vet said he thought he got it all and the path report showed all the margin clean. But I check this spot at least once a week to make sure. Well this morning it was back. It almost the size of a golf ball and I know it wasn't there last week. It moves as a solid mass and feel like it is in-cased in a sac.

Sorry to put this in the diabetic section. But Brandy is diabetic. So I need the lump is a lump, but it so hard to think...