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I took allie in for a lump(fatty lump)under her left front leg. Cannot feel it when she is sitting or standing.. so I don't know how long it's been there. I noticed it first just a day ago, and made an appointment for her to be seen.
The vet said that there is a fatty lump which is something that Golden's get, but there is a harder, smaller mass under it. She ordered a thoracic series - x-rays for Allie.
I waited for her, and the vet came and spoke to me first before releasing Allie to me. She said that the growth was growing or had finished growing inward towards the chest wall. She is sending the x-rays out to be read. I asked how long the the radiologist had been reading x-rays, and she said 30 years. She said he would be able to read the nuances of the edges of the mass, and if it needed to be biopsied. She said she would be able to biopsy there. I asked if she would be able to tell if the mass was a malignant or benign mass by looking at it, and she said 'sometimes' but most times she has to send it out for verification.
I have to wait either till tomorrow or Monday at the latest. I am scared. Allie is 3 years old. I've had her for 1 year. She was part of a back-yard breeding operation.. and she was extremely shy. The vet said it's possible that there was a trauma before I got her. If she was used for breeding and she was submissive that someone might of hit her. She also said that this was an unusual place for a tumor, malignant or benign.
I guess I'm looking for someone that may of had some experience in this. Right now, I'm barely holding it together. I read horror stories about cancer, and I want more time with Allie. I really love her.
Oh, and she is eating, drinking and has no trouble breathing. She is completely normal in everything she does. She does need to lose about 5 pounds according to the vet.
The vet said that there is a fatty lump which is something that Golden's get, but there is a harder, smaller mass under it. She ordered a thoracic series - x-rays for Allie.
I waited for her, and the vet came and spoke to me first before releasing Allie to me. She said that the growth was growing or had finished growing inward towards the chest wall. She is sending the x-rays out to be read. I asked how long the the radiologist had been reading x-rays, and she said 30 years. She said he would be able to read the nuances of the edges of the mass, and if it needed to be biopsied. She said she would be able to biopsy there. I asked if she would be able to tell if the mass was a malignant or benign mass by looking at it, and she said 'sometimes' but most times she has to send it out for verification.
I have to wait either till tomorrow or Monday at the latest. I am scared. Allie is 3 years old. I've had her for 1 year. She was part of a back-yard breeding operation.. and she was extremely shy. The vet said it's possible that there was a trauma before I got her. If she was used for breeding and she was submissive that someone might of hit her. She also said that this was an unusual place for a tumor, malignant or benign.
I guess I'm looking for someone that may of had some experience in this. Right now, I'm barely holding it together. I read horror stories about cancer, and I want more time with Allie. I really love her.
Oh, and she is eating, drinking and has no trouble breathing. She is completely normal in everything she does. She does need to lose about 5 pounds according to the vet.
