Comments on: Help! My Dog Has A Mouth Lump

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:31:09 +0000

In reply to Mary Schmidt. Hi Mary. Just like in the article, I would definitely get that biopsied.

By: Mary Schmidt

Mary Schmidt — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:09:52 +0000

8 year old dog, marble sized mass appeared very suddenly (I believe overnight) in front of incisors. Needle aspiration from 3 locations in mass was inconclusive (only a few abnormal white blood cells). Pathologist diagnosis included everything from foreign body reaction to cancer. Next step is to sedate and remove a piece of the mass and send for a biopsy. My concern is she had a mass appear suddenly in the corner of her eye a year ago, planned for sedation and removal but it disappeared just prior to removal – about 6 weeks after appearing. It’s been about 4 weeks and the marble size mass has not changed in size. Does not appear to be bothered by the mass. Dont want to put her through the pain/cost of partial removal for biopsy if it could just be a reaction to something. Any thoughts?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:25:24 +0000

In reply to Debbie Ostrowski. Hi Debbie. I would definitely take one step at a time and get the biopsies done plus any lumps removed that seem appropriate. If you are considering chemotherapy, what’s very important is the exact identification of the tumour first, and then to find out the success rates against it. They can be very bad for some types of mouth lumps and so chemotherapy is only good in some situations.

By: Debbie Ostrowski

Debbie Ostrowski — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 18:54:53 +0000

In reply to Doni Blair. Hi Doc, a couple days ago I noticed that my dog wouldn’t let me touch the one side of his nose and by his teeth and I finally got a good look at what was going on and he has a lot of Epulis going on, but I also noticed about the size of a marble a blue round cyst, and I wondered what you thought about the color? I took him the next day to my vets and they wanna sedating remove the masses and send them in for biopsy and I’m trying to come up with funds so I can get them removed asap and they can do a biopsy. The vet said be prepared that it could be cancerous. I don’t think at the age of almost 8 that I should try any kind of chemotherapy treatments. I don’t know how they do that in dogs, but I wondered what you thought about chemotherapy in a dog that’s almost 8. How do they do chemotherapy? Is it a pill or a shot? Lots of things rolling through my head and I’m very concerned. Thanks for your help or input.. Deb from Michigan

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 08:07:13 +0000

In reply to Hannah. Hi Hannah. It’s relatively simple to biopsy a mouth lump. If that’s all you want done, it shouldn’t cause much ill effect. If his quality of life is otherwise good it’s worth doing if your vets feel it’s safe.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 02:22:35 +0000

My parents’ dog is a 17 year-old Maltese. He has stage 4 periodontitis and been an obese dog for a while. He has been noted with a sudden red, large lump on the gum where his canine was extracted years ago. The vet is suspicious that the lump could be cancerous and would like to perform biopsy but my parents are reluctant as he is very old and loves to be home, and hospitalization and treatment mostly likely will stress him out a lot. Currently, he is taking abx and anti inflammatory med, and is doing a lot better with wet food but still has swollen gum.
Given his age, would you say assessment and possible intervention for his gum would be worth it?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:13:28 +0000

In reply to Donnie M. Hi Donnie. It’s difficult to say without seeing the patient and photographs won’t help I’m afraid. Regarding complications, it’s all about the overall health assessment that your vets have already done, so the best thing you can do is follow their advice.

By: Donnie M

Donnie M — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 22:00:59 +0000

My dog is 13, 61 lbs, and I recently noticed a small abnormal growth on the inside of her mouth on the top of the mouth behind her molar. I noticed from a picture in May ’22 from another dog dental place that took a picture and the growth appears there as well. So she has had this growth that hasnt changed in size for a year and a half. Its in a place that is hard to get to so she has to be anesthetized and there may or may not be enough to get a biopsy. We are due for surgery to get as much of it removed and biopsy of the mass cut off next week. I am wondering though, would there be any possible complications with surgery and if it hasnt grown or changed in size for a year and a half, is that something I sohuld continue to monitor or do you recommend it to be cut off?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:18:52 +0000

In reply to S. Hi S. it could be any of the examples in this article, but also even just an inflammatory polyp.

By: S

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:32:23 +0000

Hi doc, are there are specific types of tumors/lumps that more commonly grow underneath the tooth? Curious about a case in which a dog’s tooth was removed and a mass of tissue was found underneath. It is getting biopsied but curious if this is more common in a specific type of oral cancer.