Lump on Dog - Vet Said dog too old

[muchlovex]

I found a small lump on my pooch a few months ago and took her to the vets to get them to check. Basically, she said it would be a risk for her to be put through surgery due to her age.

The lump is slightly bigger than orgionally, Shall i take her to the vets again and say i would like it removed?

I don't want her to suffer with Cancer (she's had 1 other cancerous lump removed before), but I wouldn't want to lose her during surgery. I don't want her to be in any paid.

Shall I get a second opinion from another vet.

[nannybooby]

my little yorkie had several growths evedently old dogs get these and they will only operate if they become infected or they think they might be cancerous.If your not happy go back and see them again,write down what you want to ask about so you wont forget to mention it. Goodluck, know how you feel can't get my head round loosing my little boyxx

[237SJ]

Could you just ask for a biopsy? Do they do needle biopy under local? Sorry I don`t know about dogs but that way you could find out what it is and save having the full works done if it turns out to be nothing very much.

[notasyoungasiwas]

It's a fact muchlovex that old dogs do get lumps and they are not all cancerous. I know a 14 year old golden retriever with several lumps, all non cancerous, still happily plodding around the park. Did the vet say it was cancerois, and how old is your dog? Obviously the older the dog the more risky the anaesthetic, but with good advice from your vet and yes, maybe a second opinion, I'm sure you'll get through this. Good Luck.

[boxtops]

How old is your dog, muchlovex? I know it's not the same, but I had a lump removed from my 12-year-old cat, no problem.

[lankeela]

I had a lump removed from the neck of my thirteen year old a few months ago but only because he had scratched the top off it and it looked like a sucked fruit gum! They use anaesthetics these days which are very quick reversing. However I would ask your vet first to see if he thinks the lump needs removing, if he doesn't then I don't think I would bother if she is elderly. Lumps very rarely cause pain, so unless it becomes infected or is growing at a fast rate you should be ok.

[muchlovex]

She's about 16 years old. She doesn't seem to be in any pain from it.

[wolf63]

My last dog had a melon sized lump near his right armpit - he had it for years and the vets just wanted to leave it because it was causing him no pain or discomfort.

If your dog is 16 it will hopefully die of old age before the lump becomes a problem.

[notasyoungasiwas]

If it was my dog, at 16, I'd leave well enough alone (I'm still assuming it's not cancerous?)

[jules77]

I wouldnt have an operation on a 16 year old dog unless it was absolutely necessary, and as she isnt in any pain I wouldnt in this case. On some occasions, once the dogs are opened up, if it is cancerous, it comes back and grows quicker. Many years ago, a good friend of mine told me about Kwai Garlic Tablets. We gave them to one of our dogs who had a small pea sized lump on the side of her face which had been there for some years, and it disappeared, so they may be worth a try and wont do any harm. I know someone that used the same remedy with good success on a spaniel who had been operated on three times due to a cancerous lump that kept returning. It strangely disappeared after giving these tablets.

http://www.hollandand...t_detail.asp?pid=1177

[lankeela]

At 16 I don't think I would bother.