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Lumps On Jyra's Neck - Warts Maybe?


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Jyra has two small lumps on her neck (back neck). Mum and Dad say they look like warts. The other day a bit came off one, it was like the old lump came off, but there was a new lump already there in the same spot.

I'd like to ask you guys what you think they are. Should I take her to the vet about them or should I just leave them?

Here are the pictures of just one of them (the other one is harder to find!).

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The above photo including my fingers to show the size of it.

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Like Garethh says. I waited until Tielle's annual check up (a couple of months) to get a wart like spot checked. It had to be removed. It was a tumour.

The vet said it was 'deep' and I felt terrible I had waited at all assuming it was nothing (because she had had a benign lump removed before).

She is Ok now but I have to watch for any recurrence. It was all removed according to the path report.

And if it is nothing, at least you have set your mind at rest.

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Tyler gets them. I just get a lump asperate done whenever a new one pops up. For her, and many older dogs, they are just growths that come with age. Get them checked for your own piece of mind. It only takes a second, it's cheap and it shouldn't hurt Jyra too much if at all.

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FNA or fine needle aspirate looks at the cells in the lump (fat, pus etc) and can indicate a potential problem or cause. Initial test is 'in house' further samples can be sent to a pathology lab if necessary. A biopsy is recommended if FNA gives any cause for concern.

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Just keep an eye on them. Sometimes they get infected and have to be surgically removed. My elderly wheaten has a few with nothing to worry about, the vet advises, but my last kerry blue had them all his life and was in and out of surgery a lot. Fortunately, his favourite place to visit was the vet.

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