Lipoma or Fatty Tumor in a dog

Lipoma or fatty tumor in dogs are common tumors that grow under the skin in dogs. Most are benign, but any tumor that grows rapidly or changes in appearance should be checked out. A needle is used to suck cells up to be stained and viewed on a slide. Dogs that are obese and /or have many lipomas may benefit from less dry food, diluted dry food, canned food, or homemade food with less calories.

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Pets & Animals

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• Lipoma
• fatty
• tumor
• dog

[liga316]

Doc what is the cost of having a big lipoma removed on a front leg of a pomeranian? An approximate of coourse

[DrGregDVM]

@liga316 Anywhere from 300-700 depending on the size of the lipoma (difficulty)and health tests needed for the patient. If a biopsy is needed to classify the tumor it costs 150. Blood tests 150. Xrays 200. Older dogs may need a few tests.

[juancamis]

doctor i have a yorky that has 2 small bumps on her back, should they be removed or see if they grow, they are small, thx

[DrGregDVM]

@juancamis They should be checked, it's a visual diagnosis. If they change or grow fast,they are candidates for removal

[JudgeSK]

Thank you Dr.Greg for your response! Yes, Gracie who is an ESS field bred has had almost 10 good years since the surgery, as of now she is still healthy but she's up there in age. Funny, she has always weighed 35 lbs and is solid muscle, country living, taking her swimming and keeping her active has kept her fit. Have a great day and thank you for your informative videos! Sondra.

[DrGregDVM]

@JudgeSK Thanks Sondra, She sounds like she is in great shape! Thanks for watching!

[RAFREEB]

My adopted doxie has a ton of these...but, then...she is twenty two years old.

[dsqrd52628]

My puggle has one bigger one and two tiny ones, the vet I work with let me stick and biopsey the bigger one since he is my pup! He did kind of the same thing Fred did and then wanted some pistachio nuts! You keep reinforcing my love of vet med with your videos, thank you for keeping me inspired!

[DrGregDVM]

@JudgeSK Glad that you found the lump and took care of everything. I sure that has given her many more years to enjoy. Thanks for taking such good care of her.

[JudgeSK]

@Joni48..My dog Good Girl Gracie was unspayed at age 3 because I wanted to breed her, but could not find a suitable stud dog,then I found a small lump on her lower mammary gland, immediately took her to the vet, removed and it was cancer.I had her spayed at the same time. Because I caught it at an early stage she was fine and is now 12 years old.