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mina0710 · 03-12-2009, 07:12 AM

Hi,

I need everyone's opinion here. A month ago, Charlie developed a lump in his neck. I took him to the vet and she did a needle Cytology (to take out cells) on him for testing. It came back UNKNOWN except that there is a lot of inflammation. The doctor explained to me it could be a lot of things but never the less, she'd be shock if it was cancer and that the chances of that is so low. The proceeded in telling me, since he'll be neutered in a few weeks (Charlie will be neutered next Monday), she'd just have it taken off completely so it won't be there and also send a bit of that to the lab for testing.

But I just found out, just to have that mass removed is about $200!! Between pulling out baby teeth, neutering, micro chipping and pre-op bloodwork ... this is going to be well over $1000!!! Do you all think it's necessary to go ahead and remove that mass or just wait it out? What are your thoughts? Experiences? What would you do if you were me?

Thanks in advance.

03-12-2009, 07:12 AM	#1
mina0710 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, NY, USA Posts: 165	Should I Get His Lump Removed? What Would You Do? Hi, I need everyone's opinion here. A month ago, Charlie developed a lump in his neck. I took him to the vet and she did a needle Cytology (to take out cells) on him for testing. It came back UNKNOWN except that there is a lot of inflammation. The doctor explained to me it could be a lot of things but never the less, she'd be shock if it was cancer and that the chances of that is so low. The proceeded in telling me, since he'll be neutered in a few weeks (Charlie will be neutered next Monday), she'd just have it taken off completely so it won't be there and also send a bit of that to the lab for testing. But I just found out, just to have that mass removed is about $200!! Between pulling out baby teeth, neutering, micro chipping and pre-op bloodwork ... this is going to be well over $1000!!! Do you all think it's necessary to go ahead and remove that mass or just wait it out? What are your thoughts? Experiences? What would you do if you were me? Thanks in advance.