Posted on 12/10/2014 12:22:52 PM PST by GYPSY286
My two dobermans (aged 10 and 13) have developed fatty lumps.
They’re called Lipomas.
Years ago, we had a long haired mutt as our first dog, and he got them as he aged, but you couldn’t see them, just feel them.
Since them we’ve only owned Weims, and with a Weim it’s easy to spot them. We did nothing on most, if they become large and unsightly you can have them removed. A friend whose Weim developed quite a number of them had them removed, but others grew back.
We did have one Weim with an infiltrative lipoma and it grew into his muscles around his ribs...that one did have to be operated on.
Why one dog gets them and another doesn’t I have no idea. We always fed extremely high end dog food that was supposed to inhibit their growth...it didn’t. And our latest Weim rescue is allergic to all foods except Hills (which we don’t consider a good kibble)...but he has no lipomas and he’s getting up there in age, so go figure.
P.S. People get them too :)
http://canine.mydogshealthnow.com/cancer/
Here’s the link I found with all the info. I may order it after the holidays and give it a try. I’ll keep Freepers posted.
Woooof!
It has to be less than the 400 bucks the vet wants to surgically remove it.
I believe a supply of 90 is $57+S&H but if you set it up for “auto renewal” it is less. I’ll try it after the first of the year and let you know.
I agree with everyone else out here: Im familiar with them too from my dogs and unless they’re causing problems for mobility or are excessive in size (consult with your vet if you think they are) and are benign, there’s no issue.
But definitely have your vet extract some fluid and check it out, just to be safe.
Make sure it’s not made in China.
I believe your post title merits a pop song to go with. A Weird Al original, perhaps.
Very cool. Question: Once the fatty lump is reduced, is continued use required? Lemme know if you find out.
Have you tried Dinovite? http://www.dinovite.com/
Best health for dogs/cats is a raw meat diet.
Veterinarian...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wLTlqnMMg
Watch a puppy eat a chicken leg...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mpo3xOueQs
When I ate mine, she wanted some ,too, and I started giving her some and put the Km in her water.
To make a long story short...the fatty lump went away and so did her skin allergies. She had shots twice a month for the allergies and it slowly went away.
My vet started telling her allergy patients to call me to get a number to call for Km. It worked for others as well. That was 22 years ago!
If you have a pet with allergies, Google Km. I don't sell it but it worked for me and my dachshund lived to be 17.5 years old...shot free.
Not a vet here; several of our dogs have developed “papilomas” - benign fatty tumors over the years. They have been 1) fairly small; 2) on the torso; 3) encapsulated (you could almost feel all the way around them). Our vet suggested we ignore them. We have also lost two dogs to cancer. Their tumors were hard to detect. A vet can tell you in 30 seconds.
Have your veterinarian biopsy a couple of them to make sure they are not malignant. Just my $.02 from experience. I had what I thought was a fatty tumour in one of my patients and it turned out to be a Mast Cell. Another case uncovered a malignant form of the fatty tumour, leiomyosarcoma. Unless one biopsies it, there is no way to know.
Ping/PM salamander. Believe she has extensive experience and likely good advise regarding Dobermans.....
Do a search on canine lipomas.
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Ping fatty. Lumps
My female German shepherd just recently got a growth of some sort in or near her one arm pit. Its not quite the size of the end of your little finger. At first I thought it was a tick full of blood (about the same size) but its not. Its no different from the first day I discovered it and it doesn’t bother her. I have been watching her and will contact her Doctor if it changes at all. She has an appointment in a couple months but I may take her in before.
Doesn’t sound like the same thing as the subject of this thread but I am interested in any helpful comments you may have.
A dog’s body is designed to eat raw meat; that’s the optimal nutrition for a dog.
The “industry”, as in for humans, has manufactured foods, coupled with spay/neutering, causing health problems - which the “industry” then makes money curing.
Here’s a great video by a veterinarian on spay/neutering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enPCZA1WFKY
The freeper goddess of Doberman’s is Salamander. I can’t speak for her but she will respond to you when she can. When I say “freeper goddess”.. she is the “godmother” of my Doberman. Hugs, Mom
p.s. if NuVet reduces the size and number of fatty lumps.. order me a case, hon.
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