Nova has a lump

[ramanth]

Hope the lump turns out to be nothing serious!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Hope its nothing serious Nova but will be praying for you anyway

[K9karen]

Very sweet and noble of your vet to rush the results. Lots of prayers that the results are "nothing to worry about" so you can enjoy your trip. I know how you feel..I would never leave Logan. Prayers that you won't have to. Positive thoughts and lots of Hugs on all of you, sweetie.

[Aspen and Misty]

How about a cute picture of Nova to celebrate some good news?



May I start off by saying how much I love my vet! He called yesterday to see if he could rush the resolts, they told him it takes about 24 to 48 hours to get the results. Well, my vet called them back again today only hours after they got the results and they told him the same thing. However, 2 hours later the results were being faxed over to my vet. Guess they wanted him to stop bugging them! LOL

Turns out that her lump in a mixture of fat and cellulite. They said the underlining cause is due to a "vaccination or some other kind of trauma". YAY!!!!!! Poor girl.......but YAY!!!!!!. The lump has already shrunk a little bit and I'm hopeing it will continue to do so. If in 2 weeks the size of the lump is the same Nova will go in for her "free" (it's covered under her wellness plan) teeth cleaning and have it removed. At that time I am going to opt to send the whole lump away for testing so that I can be 100% sure there is nothing wrong with my girl. I will update in a few weeks and let you know what my mom says about the size of the lump. It looks like I will still be heading to Alaska in 2 days after all. I almost moved my leaving day out a few days but thanks to a devoted vet I can now rest assured that my girl is in capable, loving hands and 100% healthy.

I'm so happy I could scream!!

Ashley

[Ginger's Mom]

In my head I am jumping up and down with you. I am so glad it is nothing serious, and that it seems to be improving already. Enjoy your trip.

[Catlady711]

Kinda sounds like the lump was a fatty lipoma? Either way I'm glad it's nothing serious.

[K9karen]

*Boing!* *Boing!* *Boing!* That's me jumping up and down with glee! Wait..I'll let out a scream with you too! Have a worry-free, fun time!!!!!

[cloverfdx]

Wooohooooo wonderful news Ashley .

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Scream away!!!! That is great news

[kallisto4529]

WOOOOHOOOOOOOO that is totally awesome news!!!!!!!!!!!! have a great trip now that Nova is in great shape.

[Taz_Zoee]

Oh, that is such a relief!! Awesome news. Have a great trip!!

[Medusa]

It's rare that I venture over to the dog section but this thread caught my eye. I'm so glad all is well w/Nova. My RB peeka-poo dog Charmin had that same type of lump on her back and it was rock hard. When I took her in to my vet, he said "No need to biopsy. I'm positive it's cancer and it's coming out now." She didn't need chemo or any further treatment. We were lucky. And my vet said that the tumor was so obviously malignant that he was afraid it had spread but it hadn't. So when I read your thread, I thought "Oh no, please." I'm soooo happy that Nova is ok.

[Aspen and Misty]

Thanks everyone! I'm so happy my girl is going to be ok!! I just can't stop smiling everytime I look at her!

Mary (Medusa) - I'm glad you ventured over on to the dog side! I took her to another vet to get her booster shots on friday and they said they can't beleave the lump is not malignant and that if it was there dog they would have the lump removed ASAP. So, we are considering scheduling her surgery for the removal next week sometime. My other vet said if the size doesn't go down to get it removed any way and this way if she were to have cancer it could just be removed and hopefully she would be ok. We want to do what is best for Nova. If by this Wednesday it has not gone down is size, her surgery will be scheduled for the following week.

Ashley

[dukedogsmom]

I'm so glad it seems she'll be ok. If I were you, I'd feel better getting the lump removed, just in case. Give her a big hug from me. And I hope you can enjoy your Alaskan trip now. Get lots and lots of pics.

[dragondawg]

Thanks everyone! I'm so happy my girl is going to be ok!! I just can't stop smiling everytime I look at her!

Mary (Medusa) - I'm glad you ventured over on to the dog side! I took her to another vet to get her booster shots on friday and they said they can't beleave the lump is not malignant and that if it was there dog they would have the lump removed ASAP. So, we are considering scheduling her surgery for the removal next week sometime. My other vet said if the size doesn't go down to get it removed any way and this way if she were to have cancer it could just be removed and hopefully she would be ok. We want to do what is best for Nova. If by this Wednesday it has not gone down is size, her surgery will be scheduled for the following week.

Ashley

Did you ask the second Vet(s) how much confidence they have in determining whether it's a lipoma with a needle aspirate? My Vets could just about tell on my previous dog, as soon as they squirted the aspirate on a slide, as it had a greasy lobular appearance. A quick staining of the slide would then confirm it. Then came the slide that didn't have a greasy appearance, which when sent off to a Pathology lab came back as a pericytoma. Another characteristic of a lipoma or fatty cell tumor is that it is free floating without any attachment to underlying tissues, as it's growing just underneath the skin in the fatty layer.

No doubt having it removed and sent off to a Pathology lab would answer all questions.