My dog has a big tumor on her stomach and we took her to the vet a couple weeks ago and we decided not to do the Surgery because it’s not guaranteed that she’ll survive. She acts completely fine but she also acts tired sometimes. We have an appointment to euthanize her tomorrow but I don’t know if it’s the right decision I can’t tell if she’s in pain or not.

My dog is a mix of a West Highland Terrier and a Bischon Frise. It is female. We notice small amounts of blood about 6 or 7 weeks ago and noticed she passed it when sneezing. On inspection, the vet did a biopsy when concluded it wasn't cancerous but the tumours were up the dogs nose. The vet stuffed the particular nose hole but when the cotton becomes loose, she bleeds again. We noticed a growth near her eye now which the vet said was a tumour but he didn't carry out a biopsy. Can a benign tumor kill a dog?

Titch has a fleshy lump on his left side near his top of tail hes miserable doesnt eat much sleeps most of the time could it be cancer

Hi! We have a ten-year old Dachshund who's had a benign tumor on her back leg since we adopted her two years ago. Our vet has tested it and kept an eye on it and like all of the advice above agreed she didn't need surgery unless it was bothering her in her daily life. However, it seems to have ruptured and is leaking blood and pus. We already have a set surgery for 3 weeks from now, and the soonest our vet could see us is in two days. Is this something we should take her to the emergency animal hospital? (The cost is the one thing holding us back, though we will obviously make it work if we need to). Or do you think it's okay if we wait 48 hours? Her disposition is the same and she's still eating and drinking water regularly. I'm worried about infections or if it needs to removed sooner than three weeks from now.

My 14 year old dog had benign tumours removed a few months ago as he always scratched them, he has since grown more on his head and neck area with one of them having a lump under it in the skin. Does this mean it’s likely infection? He’s scratched it again and has bled Which is usual for him but he’s never had a lump before. I’ve noticed no other symptoms but he does have a tumour likely on his brain causing his cushings disease which he’s medicated for

Hello! We have a golden doodle that has had a lump on her neck for several years. Recently we went in and had them check the lump because it all the sudden grew quickly and to a HUGE size. They biopsied it and it was mostly filled with blood, sent in the biopsy to a lab and it was found to be benign. They put her on a antibiotic and anti inflammatory for two weeks because they were hoping to shrink it. It did nothing. Two weeks to the day that we had her in, the tumor burst and it was filled with a smelly, blood like fluid. We took her back in to make sure she wasn’t at the risk of infection and they put her on carprophen and a antibiotic. They then scheduled a surgery to remove the center of the tumor because they said it will most likely refill. Now that she’s been on these meds for two weeks the tumor has healed nicely and it’s shrunk SIGNIFICANTLY. I called to cancel her surgery and they are still encouraging us to have it removed because of the risk it will come back. She is going to be 13 years old in a few weeks and we are concerned that the risk of surgery will outweigh the benefit of removing it. It doesn’t appear to be bothering her at all. It’s just some extra skin hanging on her neck and a small lump remaining. They did say they given her age and heart condition, they could do just a local anesthetic vs putting her under to reduce the risk. Any advice would be helpful in our decision! Thanks. She also was said to have a heart murmur that was 4.5/5. Read more at: https://wagwalking.com/condition/benign-tumors

hello, my 10.5 year old female rottweiler has had a fairly large lump in her shoulder area below the neck, right where the tan markings are at her shoulders...I am calling this the shoulder area?. We noticed it at least 2 years ago maybe more. We did not get it checked because she had previously had 3 surgeries. her surgeries in order from first to last was hystarectomy due to opyometria.(excuse spelling). 2nd was large odd shaped chest tumor that was benign but removed, and 3rd was a small eyelid lump that was removed,also benign. Shortly after the last surgery we felt the shoulder lump age of dog was approx.8 years old. We figured another benign lump. She is 10.5 years old now. She has had no obvious issues that has concerned us and she has no complaints when grabbing or trying to move it around...it does move but is fairly firm and is possibly attached to muscle...i can't move it all over the place just kind of back and forth. Lump was not noticably growing over the past 2.5 years after it was discovered if so it has been very slight. Debating to get it checked but i know the answer i will get from the vet...we can not tell without a biopsy. My dog is in an older range for a rottweiler and has slowed down the past half a year but all in all still good shape for her breed. I don't really want to put her through another surgery but am curious about this lump. If it was something serious would i not have seen a problem by now. I'm tired of every bump being a scare. To be honest I wasn't sure at the time that it wasn't a part of her anatomy and just protruded due to age...I'm a little more sure now this is a lump. Approx. size 2-3 inch diameter and not perfectly round feels almost like cartilage texture. Any comments?

Howdy y'all! We have a six year old female bull mastiff. About two years ago, she developed an abdominal growth. A veterinary consult determined that the growth was inoperable due to size, vascular involvement, and attachment to abdominal wall. It was a fast growing tumor. We did not biopsy the growth but given that she is still alive after two years, suggests that it is benign. In the past month, she has begun losing a lot of weight. It is also causing her difficulty walking and causing her pain after walking. My question is is there a diet or food that we can use to improve her weight? Is there an Ensure for dogs? I've read that carbohydrates can "feed" the tumor, but I know that a dog should have a similar diet to people with less protein and more carbohydrates.

Hello, I really need a second opinion for my amazing 10 year old dachshund/poodle mix Hailey. She has a lump near her nipple that is somewhat hard and bumpy with some discharge. She is not spayed at this time. The vet I saw today believes she needs surgery to get it removed and get spayed. I fear the anesthesia since she is older. She means the world to me. Are there any other options to resolve this, antibiotics? Thank you so much for your help! -Brittany