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Old March 9th, 2004, 09:50 PM
Karin Karin is offline
Missing My Ciara, 3-21-06
 
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I need advice please.

Heather, is the lump on the shoulder easy to move freely?
If so it could be a lypomoma ,sp?, (fatty tumor) and did he have a vaccination scheduled at the same time? Most vaxs are given sq in the shoulder area and there can be a reaction. My uber goober reacts all the time so I go IM on all vaxs.
It is not uncommen for active young dogs to come up with a few abcesses. As long as the lumps go away, and are not painful and do not change in growth size (big point here), just watch it closely. Please check to see if it is free moving with an easy touch of your fingers and is it hard or soft, egg shaped or not? Warm to the touch etc. As stated before it is rare for lumpy dogs of this age to have cancerous growths.
Just my .02 cents worth.
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