lumps/lumpectomy on a 14 mo old corgi
Does anyone know of dietary or environmental things that could cause a very young dog to get lumps? Is this a common genetic problem found in corgis? I'd appreciate any advice - here's the details of what's going on:
We have a 14 mo old male Pembroke Welsh Corgi, that we got last christmas. last summer, we noticed two lumps/tumors in his abdominal region, we consulted with our vet, and after watching and waiting for a couple of months, had them removed in early september. one tumor was about the size of a cherry, the other the size and shape of half a hot dog.
New lumps began to form almost immediately after surgery - before Bailey was even 100% healed. On our vets advice, we have been keeping an eye on them - he said that as long as the lumps do not attach to his muscles or cause pain, they don't need to be removed right away. A lump on his left hip (about the size of a small marble) recently attached to the muscle, and is causing some discomfort, so Bailey is scheduled to go in for another lumpectomy Monday morning. I hate the idea of our little guy having to go in for surgery over and over again, and I can't imagine what is causing this. My vet is very concerned to see lumps in such a young dog, but hasn't made any suggestions for prevention.
We have a 14 mo old male Pembroke Welsh Corgi, that we got last christmas. last summer, we noticed two lumps/tumors in his abdominal region, we consulted with our vet, and after watching and waiting for a couple of months, had them removed in early september. one tumor was about the size of a cherry, the other the size and shape of half a hot dog.
New lumps began to form almost immediately after surgery - before Bailey was even 100% healed. On our vets advice, we have been keeping an eye on them - he said that as long as the lumps do not attach to his muscles or cause pain, they don't need to be removed right away. A lump on his left hip (about the size of a small marble) recently attached to the muscle, and is causing some discomfort, so Bailey is scheduled to go in for another lumpectomy Monday morning. I hate the idea of our little guy having to go in for surgery over and over again, and I can't imagine what is causing this. My vet is very concerned to see lumps in such a young dog, but hasn't made any suggestions for prevention.
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Permalink Reply by Carol Powers on
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(no no no Purina! I'll see if I can find you some links to help with information regarding the very sad state of affairs regarding commercial pet foods. Your dog is evidently sensitive to something, a good start is by cleaning up the diet. Much like us)
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Remember that rice is a grain; maybe at least try a grain free kibble such as Orijens. It is a very popular holistic (not gourmet, which is also a bad thing for dogs because gourmet style foods are meant to appeal to the human appetite/buyer) brand. And I apologize if I sound preachy; but I've been through this! Good luck; I wish your little darlin' many, many long and happy years.
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Permalink Reply by Robin Witt on
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We got a grain free food for him this weekend (Taste of the Wild Bison and Venison mix...) and Bailey loves it. We'll see if it makes a difference with the lumps coming back. If it works, we will stick with it, if the lumps come back anyway, we will try the raw food diet next I suppose...
Bailey is at the vet now for his lumpectomy. Poor little guy was PISSED this morning when he didn't get any breakfast....
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and also we removed his lumps as we foind them in the first few years. I just could not leave them, even the lipomas. Poor guy had several lumpectomies; one was for a spindle cell carcinoma (malignancy) which I wish I had been aggressive in pursuing cancer therapy for because he ended up with a very rare form of ( non hodgkins) cutaneous lymphoma a few years later; so heartbreaking.
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sorry! :-( even though we adopt dogs knowing we would outlive them, that doesn't make it any less tragic/heartbreaking to loose your baby early.
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Thanks Robin; I certainly expected more years with him, selfish or not. That will be my deterrent in considering another dog as I've been told since that 12 years is about average. My cat was 23 yrs and 3 months when we lost her in July; but she had never been diagnosed with any cancers. Such an amazing little animal also; yup, the life span of these tiny souls is tragically short! boo hoo
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Permalink Reply by Joanna Kimball on
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Your vet is correct that it's unusual for young dogs to have lipomas, and it's also unusual for lipomas to bother dogs or to come back that fast. You do usually get a recurrence in older dogs, but months or a year later, not immediately, and generally the only thing about them that's uncomfortable is when they are located where the skin rubs together and they get irritated.
A short radiation course after lipoma removal is supposed to stop the recurrence, but in his case I would not go right to that. He's too young and they're coming back too fast, and I don't like the fact that they're actually hurting him. I think if I were you I'd do the lumpectomy, but if you don't get clear answers from that I'd have any further surgery done at a vet university, not because I don't trust your vet but because they will recognize conditions that a regular vet wouldn't. And it's generally not much more expensive to get it done there. I tend to run to Tufts (which is my closest university) pretty fast if my vet and I can't come up with a solution within a visit or two, and I LOVE my vet.
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The lumps are ok while they are freely moving under his skin... it's just that when they attach to the muscle, they start to hurt him. When we got the first two lumps removed, we saw an immediate improvement in his digestion - I think that the bigger lump was pushing up against the outside of his guts and causing a partial blockage or something.
It sounds like the university vet hospital is going to be the way to go. I'll admit that I've been a bit heistant to take the next step because I am scared about the cost. but a guy I work with has taken his dogs to one a few times, and had very good results, so if he ever gets his butt in to work this morning, I'm going to find out all I can about it.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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How is Bailey?
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Bailey is home and doing well. he ate a little dinner and now he's sleeping on the couch next to me. Thanks for asking. everyone's kind thoughts and suggestions have really made this whole thing easier for me. :-)
They took out the lump on his hip and one other on his shoulder, said they were bigger than they felt from the outside. we'll see what the pathology says when it comes back...
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Is he happier now that he got a little food????
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MUCH Happier!! :-) skipping a meal is pretty much the end of the world for bailey!
he did great last night - ate his food, didn't get an upset tummy or anything. he's being really good about not licking and everything.
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