Lumps on my beagle

[Jerica]

I will be getting these lumps checked out, but I was curious if someone could answer a few questions. First of all I'll explain them. When I was petting Shiloh, my 12 yr old beagle, I noticed a lump about the size of a quarter, it could be a fatty tumor, no big deal, I can pull on it sort of, it feels pretty attached, like I can't move it around, but can stretch it and this doesn't bother him. Then the next day I felt around more and noticed a couple more lumps the size of dimes and some tiny ones the size of peas, some were on his left side in front of his back leg, then I found one on his belly too. They all feel the same. I've been trying to figure out if they are fatty tumors or not. They feel basically like little balls of fat, but then again bad tumors probably could too. I am a vet tech student right now, but we have yet to cover disease until this fall, there is a couple vets who are instructors at the school and I'm going to ask them about these "tumors", but I don't think they could tell me much unless they do a biopsy. I'll find out also how much it costs, but does anyone know about what it costs? Believe me I'm going to get them checked out, but until I can, ideas? I know some of you have dealt with cancer in your dogs so I was hoping you all could help me out as to what the tumors felt like. Thanks.

Edited to add: some further research indicates that what they do is take a needle aspirate (suck up some cells from the "tumor") and then look at the cells under a microscope, if I can find out what the cancer cells and fatty cells look like I can do this myself as I have all things accessible here at the college, so I just really need to talk to one of the vets here about it, but I'll still take info on what a cancer tumor compared to fatty tumor (lipomas) feel like, some of his do feel connected to muscle tissue yet I guess some normal lipomas are. His tumor is not soft, but not really hard either. I can also take x-rays of them if that will help determine anything.

[PatchO'Pits]

I'd do the aspiration and have the cells checked first

My dog was just found to have cancer. I hope yours is ok and only has fatty benign tumors
From there if it is a problem they most likely will want to remove them asap. But hopefully that won't be the issue.

x-ays are usually done to find out if it has spread if their is a problem

Prayers that your pup is OK

[Jerica]

Thanks Patch, I for sure will get that aspiration done. Yes I saw and posted on your thread about Sock-M, I really hope the best for you and her. Where the lumps are if they are just fatty benign tumors they won't bother him, so if that is all they are they shouldn't need removed. I just don't know when I can get the aspiration done, especially now that my Willow is lost and I'm so worried sick about her. Thanks again.

[LillyG]

My 12 year old Lab also has fatty tumors. He probably has about 10 or 12. Our vet has said that they are nothing to worry about and does not want to remove them. We agree do to his age and that they don't seem to be bothering him. Unfortunantly has a started biting at some of them like they iche or hurt and some of them feel warm. Also, the fur on these lumps has started to get a reddish hue, he is a black lab. Does anyone know what could be causing that? Also someone mentioned he might have wools (not sure of the spelling) Does anyone know what that is?