Why can I feel my Doberman's armpit nodes? Is it normal or concerning?

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Why do I read online that normal axillary lymph nodes are not palpable? I have a large Doberman and I can feel two red bean sized node on each side of her armpit, where the axillary nodes should be located. Yet so many online sites I read say they shouldn’t be palpable unless enlarged. So confused here

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

In some dogs you can feel them and others you can't. It depends on the size of the dog and body conformation. In a less streamlined dog, you may not be able to feel them. I also have a Doberman and I can feel all his peripheral lymph nodes. You can't rule out a small lipoma or maybe simply feeling skin.

Why can I feel my Doberman's armpit nodes? Is it normal or concerning?

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