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Originally Posted by dawn27  Now for a more serious problem with Miah.... Cancer is a big possibility !
I found a pretty large mass on her chest above her rib cage. About the side of my cupped hand 4.5" in diameter. It started out about the size of a quarter and has grown fairly rapid within the past 6 months.
I had my hands full with the other two and our appointment and wasn't able to take her with us. But, I spoke to the doc about it and she says that it could be a number of things from calcium, cyst or even cancer. That the first step is to have it looked at and have a sample taken by needle. (?) on what that is called.
So we have an appointment on Monday the 27th.
I should have kept an eye on it and seen that it was growing. I bath and groom her once a month, I should have seen had some idea that something wasn't right, but I didn't. She has been acting weird lately, more clingy, panting and wanting more of my attention. I had just given her her bath and a treat and out of character she came to me and jumped up on the couch. Which is a no no, and she wouldn't get down. I had to pick her up and put her on the ground and that is when I felt it. I was shocked when I felt how much it had grown !! I've seen lumps and cancer on other dogs but never one this big or on one of my own. I'm scared of the though of loosing her to cancer.
I just feel so bad, like I'm a horrible mom. I just hope that this is something other than cancer. I dont want anything to happen to my baby ... |
Firstly, I'm sorry Mia has this going on at all in her little body
. Sugar was clingy and panting in July and we were off to the vet to see if it was a bigger problem than just nerves (was thinking it was related to loud noises but wasn't sure). Turned out to be nothing we could figure out and gave her a calming gel and the problem resolved itself in a week or so.
But a lump ~ I would have been at the vet yesterday
Especially if I knew I wasn't grooming and feeling all over for bumps and ticks daily. It's sad that little Mia now has an egg on her chest. Thank God you are getting her in for a biopsy now. I will be
that it's just a fatty tumor.