Lump On Side

[saintlysusan]

Hi

My dog Boris (St Bernard) is finally starting to come good from a good 6 week battle with severe ear infections.

I noticed after he came home from the vet the last time(17th Dec) he had a lump on his side around the mid rib cage area.

He had also lost alot of weight so I thought it may have been a muscle or something made more feelable due to the weight loss. Hs gained a fair bit now and although it hasnt got any bigger, it hasnt decreased either.

Its not sore or inflamed or even noticable, (only to the feel) , its a solid mass that I can slightly manipulate and Ive been watching it closely for any changes.

Is it possible its just a "clump" of fat under the skin? Theres no wounds at all.. he hasnt injured himself that Im aware of.

Any medications that may cause this side effect? He was on several antibiotics and also Prednisolone for a fair while.

[Mushaka]

I wld get ur vet to do a needle biopsy to be safe!

My dog Sage is covered in lumps and bumps..have had to have some removed but only due them being on parts of her body that would have been uncomfortable for her to get around with. They are all harmless,but i do get random checks to make sure they stay that way.

Edited January 14, 2008 by Lewis & Lyn

[saintlysusan]

I wld get ur vet to do a needle biopsy to be safe!

My dog Sage is covered in lumps and bumps..have had to have some removed but only due them being on parts of her body that would have been uncomfortable for her to get around with. They are all harmless,but i do get random checks to make sure they stay that way.

Thanks, I will get it checked out next week when I take him for his anual vacc booster, just dont know what would cause it.

Its just a firm raised area about 2 inch's round.