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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A couple of mornings ago I was stroking Rolph and
found a little growth on his side. It looks for all the world, like a dog's
nipple. Clearly it isn't, but I am trying to stop myself going into panic
mode.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>He isn't bothered by it, not even when I was poking
it around looking at it. It doesn't look like the sebaceous cysts Clara
has.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Last year he had a lumpy thing on his nose. The vet
wanted to remove it, but it just disappeared after a couple of
months.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How long should I 'keep an eye' on this new
lump before taking him to the vet? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I really don't want to put him through an
uneccessary procedure, especially as it's so small, but I can't face ignoring
it, only to find it might have been treatable now (OK, I'm trying not to use the
C word, but you all know what I mean).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any advice?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sally, with Rolph and Clara,
UK</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>