Liesje
Blue Crack Addict
Did they aspirate the tumor? To me a tumor is different than inflammation and swelling due to an infection. Usually if a vet suspects a tumor they will aspirate it (take a little bit through a needle) and then examine on the microscope to see what it is. If it really is a tumor it's important to know what kind. Many breeds of dogs commonly get benign fatty tumors that don't require any surgery until they start to interfere with the dog's movement or are so large there wouldn't be enough skin to close the wound. I just fostered and adopted out an 11 year old dog with a fatty tumor the size of an orange on his inner thigh and he will probably never have surgery for it.