My 3-year-old miniature pinscher has this little moving lumpy thing inside her lower stomach where her last nipple is on the right side, right above her genital. If you touch it, it kinda moves around in there.
We were palpating it around and after a while, it disappeared (and we keep trying to find it again but to no avail). I'm still going to take her to the vet tomorrow to ask them what it could be. She also has this tiny little lump on her leg so I should kill two birds with one stone and ask about that as well.
She hasn't been neutered yet (although I've been seriously considering it for a while now). What are the chances that this is uterine/breast cancer? Are there free-roaming tumors that like to just float around as they please?
2006-10-29 13:20:41 · 7 answers · asked by Nanoka 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Whatever the weird lump was, we can't find it anymore. I've tried palpating the same area but it feels pretty normal, no lump inside. Will the vet still be able to check what it is even if the lump has disappeared/moved around to somewhere we can't find?
2006-10-29 13:31:51 · update #1
She's never mated before so definitely ruling out pregnancy.
2006-10-29 13:32:18 · update #2
One of my dogs had a similar lump. we brought her the vet. The vet determined it was just a fatty lump/ or a fatty tumor (can't remember exactly what she called it) but she said it was nothing to worry about.
2006-10-29 15:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by eeeeeeeeclipse 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like an Inguinal Hernia to me. You should definitely take her to the vet tomorrow and get his opinion. An inguinal hernia is the result of abdominal organs, fat or tissue protruding through the inguinal ring. Inguinal hernias are presented as skin-covered bulges in the groin. They can be bilateral, involving both sides, or unilateral, involving only one side. Inguinal hernias are more common in females than males, but do occur in both sexes. As with umbilical hernias most inguinal hernias will shrink and disappear as the puppy grows, although you must keep an eye on the size of the hernia(s). Inguinal hernias can also occur in unspayed, middle-aged female dogs. This may occur as the result of stretching of abdominal tissue due to pregnancy, or atrophy of abdominal tissue and musculature due to advanced age.
I'm not sure about the lump on her leg, but I would say maybe a fatty tumor. Nothing too serious, if that's what it is.
Good luck!
2006-10-29 13:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by Vet_Techie_Girl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a side note, you really should get her spayed. In my experience, a fixed animal is happier and healthier. In theory, that's one less thing to go wrong. Discuss spaying her with the vet tomorrow.
2006-10-29 13:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by cellar_door 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my dogs 1 year old not spayed, she has soft lumps under nipples that are tender, what is this?
2015-02-08 17:40:18 · answer #4 · answered by jessie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with kissesfromkalin(just need the 2 points)
2006-10-29 13:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry T 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a tumor get it checked out
2006-10-29 13:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she just had to poop.
Could she be pregnant?
2006-10-29 13:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by iblori58 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋