Vet. or tech. here?

[ACORN]

Came home last night and the first words out of my wife were the dreaded “we have a problem”. She found a lump on our little shih tzu dog’s chest. Maybe 1/2” around. It’s soft and feels like fat and is movable to a point and does not seem attached to the underlying muscle. We can’t get her to a vet until next week. I work and my wife is taking care of her disabled mother. I am hoping it’s simply a lipoma. We are both worried, my wife to the point of crying. She is very emotional. We love this little dog. Dog people will understand. Any experience with this? Hopefully we have a pro here than can ease our minds until we get her looked at.
Thank You.
Here’s a pic of our little one Ellie as a pup.

 

[lrrifleman]

Acorn, it may be a "fatty tumor" . Typically, they are not cancerous and can be removed, but expect it to be an expensive procedure. For peace of mind, it should be checked at your earliest convenience.

 

[WardenRoss]

It may be nothing serious.

Easy for me to say, ain't my dog.

Really, I would rather spend a day with a dog, than a day with a human.

Said a prayer for your pooch. I'm glad to see you have a kind heart.

Quigley says "Hi, Wanna play?"


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[ACORN]

It may be nothing serious.
Quigley says "Hi, Wanna play?",

She’d love it!

 

[dennis g]

I have a Quigley also, and he has lipomas. Get your dog checked.

 

[kmyers]

Will be hoping and praying for the best for your buddy.

 

[16thVACav]

Hope your dog gets a good report from the vet next week. Keep us posted.

 

[ACORN]

I have a Quigley also, and he has lipomas. Get your dog checked.View attachment 436639

Nice specs. Going for the Elton John look?

 

[johngalt]

My folk's dog is a golden retriever, which have high incidence of cancer. They were worried when they found a lump on his chest. It turned out to be a fatty whatever it's called, and not a problem.

 

[dennis g]

My daughter, who is a vet tech, did that to him. I don't irritate him.

 

[Retired LTC USAR]

Have a shih tzu that will be 14 years old in May. He has had one of those on his belly for 3-4 years. Fat. Vet said not to worry about it.

 

[Watchdog]

Get your little dog to the veterinarian as soon as possible. Get it checked out. The doctor may want to do a needle biopsy. Even if it's benign, I'd consider getting it removed. Fatty tumor or not, you don't want it continuing to grow.

 

[Jim1392]

My dog has several on her belly for 5 years now. My Vet says unless they start bothering her to leave them alone. Not to mention she's almost 14 and I'm not sure about surgery at her age. They pretty well know after feeling them what's going on with them.

 

[CH4]

Yep, lipoma. Don’t recall any of my dogs that didn’t have at least one.

 

[ACORN]

Thanks for the reassuring comments. It gives me some relief until we can get her checked.