Why does my 8-year-old dog have hard neck lumps and a choking cough?

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I have a small chi/ yorkie male he 8 years, and he has two large hard lumps on his neck and sometime he couch like he choked, he good active playing and walks but he does sleep and doesn't drink as much water as he us to, but bowel is good and he holds his per so I will take him got walks Hope you can help me I'm so afraid something Sinbad wrong Thank you L Crawford. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 9 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

These lumps on Rocky Road (love his name!) could be due to a cyst, a benign tumor, or a malignant tumor. Any suspicious lumps should be examined by the vet. The vet can perform a test called a fine needle aspirate on it. To do this, the vet sticks a small needle into the lump to get a sample of it's cells, and examines the cells on a slide under a microscope. It's usually painless to the animal, and relatively quick to perform. I would take him into the vet tomorrow to have the lumps examined and diagnosed. Once the lump is diagnosed, the vet can recommend treatment.

Why does my 8-year-old dog have hard neck lumps and a choking cough?

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