Does anyone have any information about cysts found on Golden Retrievers? My Ollie is 13 .?

Answer 1

It's probably lipoma - a fatty cyst. Some breeds, including Goldens are prone to them. The vet will aspirate a little bit with a needle and look at it under a microscope. Unless is in a place that will bother the dog (like under the armpit) the vet will suggest you leave it alone.

Ollie is lucky to have you.

Answer 2

Golden Retriever Cysts

Answer 3

Wow, that's old for a Golden Retriever! My friend's retriever, Max, is thirteen too, and he has been getting a lot of cysts the past few years. My mum's friend's retriever Bodie, had loads on her neck, but at that time she was 14 and they didn't want to risk operating on her and she was on medication the rest of her life.

It's a common thing which comes with old age, I would therefore deduce. Although they have to be checked over and removed to make sure they are not cancerous.

Answer 4

Congrats on providing your Ollie a long, healthy life:)

Cysts are abnormal cell growth. Any abnormal cell growth should be checked by your doctor. A vet can usually tell if a growth is what is typically called a "skin tag". People, dogs and all God's mammels get tags as they age. Nothing to be too concerned about. It's important for the doctor to see them, though, because if the mass changes size or shape or color over time, the vet wil probably want to remove and biopsy it.

Hope this helps! Wags to Ollie:)

Answer 5

i am sorry to hear that your dog has cysts. i don't have a golden retriever but i do have a jack russell terrier that was just diagnosed with cysts just this week.

the vet said they were not cancerous (they are on her face and neck). she has one cyst that keeps scabbing over and falling off and then comes back again. the others are just like little moles or small bumps on her cheek area.

when she gets her teeth cleaned next time (they put them under to do this) the vet will remove the cyst "pockets", put a little stitch in the area - and that is it.

i don't know what area you live in, but our vet is more holistic oriented than "here is a pill - now go home" oriented.

i wish you and your rover happy thought of health, love, peace and light

Answer 6

my friend had a yellow lab with cysts that were on his skin's surface. and he is about the same age. basically you need to go to a vet to get the cysts biopsied. for my friends, the cysts were benign for a while, then when they became malignant, they had them removed. but be aware of the anesthetic they use on dogs. at that age, putting the dog completely under is much tougher on the body. the first cyst my friends had removed they put their dog completely under and he couldn't move, was too tired to even go to the bathroom. they just recently removed another cyst, and they applied a local anesthetic so that the dog was awake during the whole thing.

hope that helped. good luck.

Answer 7

look up the golden retriever society online. x

Answer 8

All of our dogs have lived to at least 15. As they age, they get lots of things like that.