Lipoma, Lipoma, Send Halas Right Over

[Leslie and Halas]

That doesn't exactly ryhme, but it's the best I could do off the top of my head.

On Saturday or Sunday, my Mom and I both felt a large lump on Halas' right hip.  I think I had felt it before, but I could only feel that side at the time, so I just thought it was muscle.  But this weekend, I could feel both hips at once, and there is definitely a large lump on his right side that he doesn't have on his left side.  If something looks or feels strange to me, and there's not a corresponding strange thing on the opposite side, I figure it shouldn't be there.  So I called the vet this morning, and they got him in at 10:00.  They aspirated it, checked it under the microscope, and said it's just a lipoma.  Whew!  I kind of figured that's what it was, but it was good to get the confirmation.  They said it's possible he will get more, so I should be ready for that, although he is kind of young to be getting them.  Otherwise, I'm just keeping an eye on this one.  If it seems like it's causing him discomfort, or it starts to harden, they will consider removing it.  

With all of his fluff, it's not the easiest thing to notice, so it looks like I'll have to spend more time petting him to check him for more of them.  I think he'll be OK with that.

I'm calling it his heffalump, because that sounds better than lipoma or fatty tumor.

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Good news!

Luna has a weird lipoma-ish growth on her left rear knee, she's had it since she was about 8 months old.  The vet just says to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't grow.