Quote Originally Posted by Aspen and Misty
I discovered a lump on my 5 year old Lab mix Nova about 4 days ago. It is located on her left shoulder and there is no pain when I touch it however I'm extremely concerned. In the past 4 days the lump has gotten MUCH larger. It is about as long and wide as an egg, but about half the width of one. It just continues to get much larger every time I look at her. She has had a small lump on her stomach for the past month but it has not gotten larger or smaller so I wasn't too concerned however this new one has me worrying about her 24/7.

She has a vet appointment on Wed at 10am to get her shots, however I may take her in early morning Monday depending on its size. I just want to get it looked at and find out what it is ASAP.

The scariest thought? I leave for Haines Alaska on Sunday June 3rd and I won't be back for 4 months. If my little girl has something serious wrong with her I'll definitely postpone my trip no matter what the cost. I just love her so much, she has to be ok.

::Edited to add Photos::

Here are two photo's, The circled part is where you can see a diffrence in the hair and you can see there is a lump under the skin:



This one isn't as good, but if you look in the circled area, the darker hair is darker because it is raised up



Ashley
If it is soft and appears to be filled with fluid it could be a cyst. If it has a firm feel, then getting the dog in ASAP for a needle aspirate is wise. In the mean time you should check the dog for other possible undiscovered lumps. For example check around underneath the chin or gumline on the neck, groin, abdomen for any swollen lymph nodes.

In general ANY lump whether it grows or not should have a needle aspirate taken by the Vet. Have the Vet aspirate the one on the abdomen. If a lump previously aspirated suddenly starts to grow larger at an accelerated rate, it should be re-aspirated.