π Your dogβs health and wellbeing checklist part VII.
βIs there any lump on your dogβs body?
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No? Great, carry on with what you are doing
β Yes?
βWhat could it be?
πΉBenign: Fatty lump (lipomas), abscesses, sebaceous cyst, warts, teared muscleβ¦
πΉMalign: fibrosarcomas, melanomas, osteosarcomas
βWhat to do?
πΉBook an appointment with your Vet, this is usually not an emergency so if you have to wait before your appointment, do the below.
πΉDocument the lump until your Vet visit: How big is it (you can take a photo with a ruler next to it), where is it, when did you first notice it, has it grown, change consistency, is it hot, is there any other symptoms?
β οΈ The answers to this question is generalised so it may not apply to your own dog.
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