One big ‘fatty’ lump!

Often owners find a swelling or a lump somewhere on their pets when grooming or stroking. During a consultation we will examine the lump itself and check if other abnormalities exist at the same time, e.g. are the lymphnodes also enlarged.

Some ‘lumps’ like warts ,skin tags or cysts might require no treatment at all.

In other cases we might advise to take a small sample via a needle aspiration to check what type of lump we are dealing with. This is a quick, easy procedure, which can be carried out during a consultation. We prepare and stain the sample and can perform cytology with our in house microscope. In most cases this will enable us to determine if it is a cancerous growth or not and if surgery would be recommended in a particular case.