Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

A Concerned Dog Lover,

Ed

"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

I'd get it checked out. Do you know if your dog was ever microchipped? I
know of chip migrations that have travelled far and move around but they
tend to give more of the impression of a bb under the skin.

--
Tara

"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

I'd get it checked out. Do you know if your dog was ever microchipped? I
know of chip migrations that have travelled far and move around but they
tend to give more of the impression of a bb under the skin.

--
Tara

I'd get it checked soon, not necessarily instantly. But if you wait to
observe growth and it turns out to be malignant, you'll kick yourself
into a very valid guilt trip.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

I'd get it checked soon, not necessarily instantly. But if you wait to
observe growth and it turns out to be malignant, you'll kick yourself
into a very valid guilt trip.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

When I found a similar lump on my dog, I took her to the vet and had it
checked.... I figured it was nothing too serious, but then if it had
been.........

The vet felt it, moved it around and told me that she was not at all
concerned by it. She figured it was just a fatty cyst that dogs sometimes
get as they get older. That one never amounted to anything. Best to have
it checked just to be safe... especially if it changes in any way.


"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

A Concerned Dog Lover,

Ed

When I found a similar lump on my dog, I took her to the vet and had it
checked.... I figured it was nothing too serious, but then if it had
been.........

The vet felt it, moved it around and told me that she was not at all
concerned by it. She figured it was just a fatty cyst that dogs sometimes
get as they get older. That one never amounted to anything. Best to have
it checked just to be safe... especially if it changes in any way.


"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

A Concerned Dog Lover,

Ed

I'd definitely get it checked out. It sounds like a fatty deposit to
me, especially if you can move it. My dog has several, including one
that had to be surgically removed as its position (under the arm)
caused it to become irritated and bleed.



On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:39:42 GMT, "Andrea"
wrote:

When I found a similar lump on my dog, I took her to the vet and had it
checked.... I figured it was nothing too serious, but then if it had
been.........

The vet felt it, moved it around and told me that she was not at all
concerned by it. She figured it was just a fatty cyst that dogs sometimes
get as they get older. That one never amounted to anything. Best to have
it checked just to be safe... especially if it changes in any way.


"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
. com...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

A Concerned Dog Lover,

Ed

I'd definitely get it checked out. It sounds like a fatty deposit to
me, especially if you can move it. My dog has several, including one
that had to be surgically removed as its position (under the arm)
caused it to become irritated and bleed.



On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:39:42 GMT, "Andrea"
wrote:

When I found a similar lump on my dog, I took her to the vet and had it
checked.... I figured it was nothing too serious, but then if it had
been.........

The vet felt it, moved it around and told me that she was not at all
concerned by it. She figured it was just a fatty cyst that dogs sometimes
get as they get older. That one never amounted to anything. Best to have
it checked just to be safe... especially if it changes in any way.


"Ed DeLauter" wrote in message
. com...
Hello,

We own a 7 year old "Heinz 57" who is very healthy and weighs
about 60 lbs. We just discovered a growth under the skin on her
ribcage just behind the front leg. It is "soft" and about the size of
a small marble or an almond. It kind of moves under the skin; rolls
if you will. The dog doesn't seem affected when pressure is applied
to the growth.
Is this a benign cyst perhaps? Or should it be checked immediately
by a vet? I am leaning towards monitoring it for enlargement at this
point.

A Concerned Dog Lover,

Ed

"Andrea" wrote ...
When I found a similar lump on my dog, I took her to the vet and had it
checked.... I figured it was nothing too serious, but then if it had
been.........

The vet felt it, moved it around and told me that she was not at all
concerned by it. She figured it was just a fatty cyst that dogs sometimes
get as they get older. That one never amounted to anything. Best to have
it checked just to be safe... especially if it changes in any way.

Murphy's got a huge lump on her ribcage, under the muscle. The vet thought
it was just another fatty lump, but stuck a needle in it and pulled out some
fluid to double-check - she could tell just from looking at it that it was
fatty.

Definitely worth getting it checked out just for your own peace of mind. If
it's just fatty not worth getting it removed as it's purely cosmetic, unless
it's in a place that's really affecting the way the dog moves (my mother's
dog has one in her 'armpit' and it makes her hold her leg out at an angle,
so that one's coming out.)


cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)