[flower]

My dog has a lump near her right hind leg. She is about 9 years old now. I just noticed it last week. It does not seem to bother her unless you touch it. I made an appointment at the Vets for her – next week. I’m hoping it is not cancer.

[Catrina]

It's good that you are taking her to get it checked. It could be anything so don't worry until you get it checked out and good luck. I wish her the best.

[Avery]

Hopefully, it's something benign such as a fatty tumor. I had a golden lab with one of those and he was about ten. They're very common in middle-aged and older dogs. I hope you get a good report.

[Bella87]

I have seen it work in two ways. One dog a family member had was 60 pounds overweight (ugh) and got a lump. The lump was benign and nothing was necessary.

On the other hand, my mom had a Boxer with a black lump on his thigh and apparently it was a type of cancer.

Either way, getting it checked out is a great idea.

[FreecycleRocks]

Flower, We had a dog suddenly develop lumps and we were quite worried about it. Turns out that these were just fatty cysts. There could be many other causes of lumps for example: If you think your dog may have tangled with another animal it could be an abscess from an infected bite. There is a very good chance that it is not cancer. I hope it all works out well for you guys.

Please let us know how it turns out.