Lump in mouth

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M.F.

A new lump! Another GA just 2 months after the grass seed was removed from his foot.

Last Saturday we were at a beautiful farm restaurant in Elgin where the resident dog, Oscar, was in love with Snowie. A 1-year-old wired haired Jack Russell. The cutest doggie you’ve ever seen. I couldn’t stop snapping pics of Snowie and Oscar together. And then later that evening I was looking through them. Something caught my eye in Snowie’s open mouth. A lump?? I quickly stuck my finger in his mouth, and there it was. My heart sunk.

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Of course a Saturday night. Long wait till Monday. To find out my vet had fallen off her horse. Soonest appointment Thursday. Saw her yesterday. She suspects a connective tissue growth (I forget the name). She said it’s not bleeding, which is a good sign, otherwise she’d be worried it is cancer. But it could be cancer. Her worry is that it grew so fast; she’s sure she’d have seen it when she operated for the grass seed 2 months ago.

About 6 weeks ago, we did think his mouth stunk of carrion. I felt on his palate for a stuck bone, nothing. I didn’t think to feel on the lower jaw. This lump is behind his bottom left canine. Very difficult to see unless he keeps his mouth wide open and it’s not hidden by his tongue. But it’s huge. So worried.

Getting biopsied today. I’m not sure if the vet will remove it completely or just take a sample. Was too upset to think about asking her about the details. She said she’d clean his teeth at the same time if needed. The biopsy results take 10 days!! Long wait.

The good news is she said he could have a small breakfast because his op is after midday. So we woke up at 5.30am and he got 1/2 of his normal breakfast. Hope he didn’t notice!

I’m hoping it’s something stuck in his gum, given the smell and that he has been rubbing his mouth from time to time. The vet said the smell could just be food stuck between the lump and the tooth.

This poor dog. Every three months another lump, another op. At least he’s full of energy. Yesterday my husband said he ran so fast on the mountain in hot pursuit of his girlfriend, Maxy, also a yellow lab. Unfortunately he likes to mount her, but she comes to find him and licks his lips, bumps him in the chest, and jumps all over him.
 
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Emily_Babbelhund

Emily_Babbelhund

Mama Red HOT Pepper
Location
Regensburg, Germany
Poor Snowy sure has had more than his fair share of lumps and bumps. The good news is that he's a pro at GA at this point and will likely take the whole thing in his stride, but I know the waiting will be tough for you.

:thelambiesarecoming: :thelambiesarecoming: :thelambiesarecoming:

Also he and his little buddy are adorable in that photo. ❤
 
HAH

HAH

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Location
Devon, UK
Oof, poor Snowie and you; but also sharp eyes, well done for noticing. Keeping all crossed that it's something simple and easily solved xx
 
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M.F.

Just picked up Snowie. Vet said she’s cautiously optimistic that it’s not cancer. She said growths in dogs’ mouths is common although they have no idea why they get them. Some breeds get more than others, like Boxers. The only odd thing was that a fragment of jaw bone was growing up into it. But the X-ray didn’t show cancer. Will get results in 10 days. She cut off the bone as well and sent it away for pathology.

She said it was not an abscess

She said he has magnificent teeth! She gave them a clean and polish because she said it would be a pity not to while she was in his mouth. She said they’re now extra sparkly. I’ve never cleaned them in his 10 years. I put it down to a healthy raw diet of mostly whole chunks of meat and meaty bones/carcasses plus fresh veg and fruit.

He’s a bit out of it. But not whiny and crying like the previous GA. The wound is just a raw wound. Can’t stitch it up cos no tissue on the gum to sew closed. No special treatment, just Previcox for inflammation and pain. He can eat what he likes although we’ll most likely see blood from the raw wound, but not to worry. I actually bought him 3-4 days worth of minced raw food because I thought he wouldn’t be allowed bones. But the vet said he can chew hard things.

Here he is passed out where he lay down, half on his cushion.
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Joy

Joy

Location
East Sussex
Really sorry you're going through yet another lump worry with Snowie but glad he's safely through the anaesthetic and keeping my fingers crossed for a good result.
 
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