Dutch Shepherd Forum

Sadie has three pea sized lumps, no...... not between her ears

One on her side, on on her back and one sort of in the middle, I can grab them and pull them away from her body so It seems they are just in the skin, not attached to anything. I noticed them about a month ago and check them and they dont seem to be growing. Any ideas? Thalie has had a a large pancake globule like thing on her lower hip for years and hasnt grown or moved.

I don't know if it's the same thing, but Geyser gets these little cysts that appear, and then disappear, quite suddenly. Asked my vet about it, and she said, "yep, shepherds are known for that."

G's only had about three of them, over time. They didn't seem to be as movabable as you describe Sadie's, tho.

Interesting. I dont remember when Thalies appeared, it was years ago and hasnt changed, its about and inch and a half in diameter.

It struck me as odd that 3 appeared at the same time, I think there may be a fourth at the base of her neck but she is such a worm its hard to pinpoint it.

That doesn't ring a bell with me at all. It doesn't sound like areas where lymphatic tissue is found. So I am stumped. I would say if they stay... I would have cells drawn off just to be on the same side. Maybe she is getting "stuck" with something from a plant or something and developing a reaction to something like that??

She does go in the bushes all of the time. They are hard too.