My dog has a lump she keeps licking. Is it serious or a lipoma?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed
Is this a lipoma, we love our dog but we want to avoid big vet bills. What can we do. Is this a lipoma or is it something else. She licks it regularly meaning she is in discomfort right? We had a cone in her for 3 months but she always found a way to eat the adhesive and bandage off when we were watching her 24/7 without the cone. The only times she didn’t have a cone was when she was eating or needed a drink and we had her supervised.
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Published on October 21st, 2019
We cannot diagnose anything from a picture, it's impossible. I understand wanting to avoid a vet bill, but from this picture, it does not appear to be a traditionally lipoma. You have to have Angel seen by a vet for this, this growth does not look good. If she is licking at it, yes it's bothering her. What's best for her is to take her into a vet, and I would take her into one today or tomorrow.
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Published on February 25th, 2018
I'm glad you have had this lump on Chole tested and it's just a fatty tumor! These lipomas (fatty tumors) can continue to grow bigger, and it may start to obstruct her anus, causing her to have trouble passing feces. It also seems like it may annoy her a bit if she licks it from time to time. Typically, lipomas are left alone and not removed as long as they aren't causing any problems to the dog or affecting them in anyway. Given the location of her lipoma and the fact she is licking it, removing it in this case might be the best idea. I would discuss with the vet having it surgically removed. Good luck, I hope this helps!
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