Today i noticed cassey my boxer had a small bald spot on her back the size of a pea,and under her skin i felt a small lump is this anything to be worried about ( i know boxers are prone to cancerous lumps ) any helpfully advice out there....Hope u all had a merry christmas aand a happy new year to come...

My breed suffers from cancer so know how worried you must be. The lump you have found might be a cyst, or fatty lump, so don't panic yet. I would check to see if the lump moves under the skin, this usually indicates a cyst or fatty lump. A lump which does not move and feels attached is more worrying. I had a similar sounding thing on a bitch of mine and it turned out to be an infected site, not cancer. Do go to the vet and get it checked out the sooner you catch these nasties the better.
Fingers crossed all will be well.
Polly & Foxpath Flatcoats

The lump does not move, but what is weird is where the lump is there is a bald spot where her hair shoul be,Today i gave it a squeeze and it seemed to bother her while i was doing it.Will take her to vets..thanks again...

My cat had a lump too and the hair had fallen out around it. I know, different animal completely, but the vet put him on antibiotics for an infection and it turned out to be cancer. The lump grew and he began to retain fluid on the same side of his body as the lump. By the time he took a blood sample, after the 2nd course of antibiotics, the cancer had spread and it was a matter of days before I had to have him put to sleep. I really am not trying to scare you, but I wish I had been more assertive with my vet when I knew the first treatment wasn't effective at all. Let us know how the visit with the vet goes.
Quinn

My Chelsea has had two of these on her toes. In her case it was bad luck - and each one was of a different type. Some young dogs are apparently prone to some of these lumps (benign) and some can be left and even disappear. In Chelsea's case it was fine for a couple of months then blew up really quickly so they removed it. Then in the second case it was removed within a week of finding it due to her history.

Best thing is to take her to the vet and let them have a look at it (as you've said you are doing). Keep us posted.

Wendy

Had cassey at vets he didn't seem to bothered about it said to keep an eye on it he drew a circle around it if it gets any bigger to go back and he will take a sample from it..

Good news then, and thanks for letting us know. I've been wondering how you got on at the vets.

That's pretty much (aside from drawing the circle) what they did with us the first time. If it doesn't grow any bigger they don't tend to worry about it, and the lump will usually go away eventually.

I wish I had your vet! My cat's lump was black on the skin surface and slightly depressed. Sounds like human skin cancer doesn't it? Vet thought it was an infection or an abcess where the skin hadn't thinned yet. :(
Quinn

How is your cat? Did you take him to another vet for a second opinon? The way you describe it does sound very odd and I would certainly be worried.

Wendy

found more bald patches,vets put it down to stress,as she's just by with a phantom pregnancy,to rub olive oil onto bald patches...thanks again