My dog has a lump under her breast. Should I take her to the vet?

I would continue to monitor is for any sudden changes. It should definitely get checked out by a vet in the next few days. Possible causes for this include mammary tumors, tumors not related to the mammary system, infection, or mammary hyperplasia. If it gets suddenly bigger or there is any discharge, I would see a vet sooner.

This growth needs to be checked and analysed as there are many conditions and types of tumors that could look like that. take Dahlia to the vet, they will perform a fine needle aspiration on the growth and send it to the lab for analysis. when the result comes, the vet will advise what needs to be done according to the diagnosis.

Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! An appointment on Friday should be okay, as long as you do not notice the mass bleeding or any discharge coming from the nipple. While these growths may be cancerous, they may also be an infection. Your vet can recommend a fine needle aspirate, which is a procedure that takes a small needle to collect a number of cells that can be looked at under a microscope to determine what the mass is. They may also recommend surgery, along with blood-work and x-rays to make sure that there is no spread or compromise of Juliette's organs. I hope all is well!

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Dixie. I recommend that she sees her veterinarian for a procedure known as a fine needle aspirate. The veterinarian will use a small needle to collect a sample of cells to evaluate under the microscope. While dogs can develop breast cancer, it is most common in unspayed females. If it is not cancerous, she could have benign mammary growths or even fatty tumors. Based on these results, her veterinarian will make treatment recommendations if necessary. I hope this information helps!

Harley should be evaluated to a vet to see what may be causing the lump. It could be an abscess, lymph node or cancer. Dogs can develop mammary cancer so that is definitely a concern. The sooner she is evaluated the better for any potential treatments if it is cancerous.

There is not likely anything you can do at home for Ruth’s. Skin masses and blister type lesions can be benign but they can also be a skin cancer called a mass cell tumor. Additionally, masses in the mammary chain can be breast cancer. I recommend to have Ruthy examined by her veterinarian who may need to aspirate these masses to look at the cells under a microscope. This is the safest and most thorough option. Best of luck and please feel free to post any additional questions.

It is difficult to tell what is going on with Panthera based on the picture alone. The lump in the picture almost looks wet, so I would be concerned about a potential cyst or infected gland. Since she is unspayed, I also worry about potential mammary cancer, which we see more commonly in intact females. It can present as firm masses under the mammary glands. Dogs can also get benign masses of the mammary tissue as well. The best course of action would be to take her to your regular vet to have them evaluate her. She may need a fine needle aspirate of the lump. This is when we take a sample of cells from the area and look at it under the microscope to try to determine what the underlying cause is. It is no more painful than a vaccine and can give a lot of information as to if anything further needs to be done for Panthera or not.