A weird bump on the side ?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

blondflava · 04-08-2007, 02:15 PM

Pepper has a weird hard bump on the right side of hs waist. It's hard, doesn't hurt him when I touch it or massage it and size of a nickel or so - you could see it easily when he's wet. I gave him a bath last Sunday and am pretty sure it wasn't there yet. I comb him every day or every other day so I know it's pretty new. It kinds popped out of nowhere

. It might be where he got his Bordatella booster a couple weeks ago but would it pop out just now?? I'm a little worried but he's acting normally. I'll make an appointment if it doesn't get smaller - could he have bumped into something? It feels like when you bang your head and get a hard bump... But I think I'd know if he hit his side running or jumping...

JESSY_RN2B · 04-08-2007, 02:25 PM

Is it more towards the belly? Like a hernia?

blondflava · 04-08-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JESSY_RN2B

Is it more towards the belly? Like a hernia?

It's completely on the side, not close to the belly. Right between ribs and hips

JESSY_RN2B · 04-08-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by blondflava

It's completely on the side, not close to the belly. Right between ribs and hips

Have you seen him scratch the area? He could possible have scratched so hard it cause the skin to irritate

blondflava · 04-08-2007, 02:35 PM

No... he doesn't really scratch himself. I'll def see a vet... Oh boy, I was sure we were done with the vet visits till summer at least...

chachi · 04-08-2007, 02:55 PM

I think its from the vacination

Catrina · 04-08-2007, 06:52 PM

ya princess has a big lump too where the vets gave her a shot... they told me it should go away in a few weeks.. it went away like after 2-3 weeks... hopefully thats what your little one has!

mizzwanned · 04-08-2007, 09:56 PM

It's prob. from the vaccination. When Teddy was a puppy and got his shots he had like 2 bumps weeks after and I was scared and even posted a thread about it. It went away afterwards. I heard if you don't massage the area right after the injection is given then that is when the bumps form. I would ask the vet just to be safe but it is probably that.

catser2002 · 04-09-2007, 06:56 AM

It's probably nothing, but I'd still have it checked out if it changes in any way.

Archie had a small bump on his side. It looked like a wart at first. Noticed it one day while I was brushing him. The next day it seemed to have grown quite a bit and was very rough.

The vet thought it was a common benign growth called a histocytoma, but it didn't look like they usually do. The worse possibility was it could be a mast cell tumor - a cancer. Only a biopsy could acturately determine which.

After some discussion of the options, I elected to have him just remove the whole thing so the entire growth could be biopsied.

Turned out to be just a histocytoma and he had no problem since.

Histocytomas are very common and usually just go away on their own. Problems can develop if the dog scratchs around it -- not because it itches, but due to location -- which can cause bleeding or infection.

04-08-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	A weird bump on the side ?? Pepper has a weird hard bump on the right side of hs waist. It's hard, doesn't hurt him when I touch it or massage it and size of a nickel or so - you could see it easily when he's wet. I gave him a bath last Sunday and am pretty sure it wasn't there yet. I comb him every day or every other day so I know it's pretty new. It kinds popped out of nowhere . It might be where he got his Bordatella booster a couple weeks ago but would it pop out just now?? I'm a little worried but he's acting normally. I'll make an appointment if it doesn't get smaller - could he have bumped into something? It feels like when you bang your head and get a hard bump... But I think I'd know if he hit his side running or jumping... __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

04-08-2007, 02:25 PM	#2
JESSY_RN2B Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,581	Is it more towards the belly? Like a hernia? __________________ Bobbi Yorkietalk http://www.dogster.com/dogs/395435 And now........little Aja too! http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23776545

04-08-2007, 02:35 PM	#5
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	No... he doesn't really scratch himself. I'll def see a vet... Oh boy, I was sure we were done with the vet visits till summer at least... __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

04-08-2007, 02:55 PM	#6
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I think its from the vacination __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

04-08-2007, 06:52 PM	#7
Catrina I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 2,434	ya princess has a big lump too where the vets gave her a shot... they told me it should go away in a few weeks.. it went away like after 2-3 weeks... hopefully thats what your little one has!

04-08-2007, 09:56 PM	#8
mizzwanned Donating YT 11K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: new york Posts: 14,007 Blog Entries: 2	It's prob. from the vaccination. When Teddy was a puppy and got his shots he had like 2 bumps weeks after and I was scared and even posted a thread about it. It went away afterwards. I heard if you don't massage the area right after the injection is given then that is when the bumps form. I would ask the vet just to be safe but it is probably that.

04-09-2007, 06:56 AM	#9
catser2002 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 186	It's probably nothing, but I'd still have it checked out if it changes in any way. Archie had a small bump on his side. It looked like a wart at first. Noticed it one day while I was brushing him. The next day it seemed to have grown quite a bit and was very rough. The vet thought it was a common benign growth called a histocytoma, but it didn't look like they usually do. The worse possibility was it could be a mast cell tumor - a cancer. Only a biopsy could acturately determine which. After some discussion of the options, I elected to have him just remove the whole thing so the entire growth could be biopsied. Turned out to be just a histocytoma and he had no problem since. Histocytomas are very common and usually just go away on their own. Problems can develop if the dog scratchs around it -- not because it itches, but due to location -- which can cause bleeding or infection.