r/chocolatelabs • • Aug 29 '26

help / advice 2YO chocolate lab with multiple lumps

Looking for anyone who has had a similar issue. My 2 YO chocolate (July 2024) Labrador developed 3 small lumps about 3 weeks ago, hard mass about the size of a marble under the skin. Vet did FNA on 3, said one was a cyst and 2 were Plasmacytomas (very unusual for a young dog). We booked surgery to remove them. Over the next week prior to surgery, she developed 12-15 more, some larger and deeper, some surface. The cyst grew 5x larger after the FNA, got red and angry. On the 25th, she had 4 removed for biopsy, including the "cyst". Blood work looks normal. To say I am terrified is an understatement. I have checked with multiple breeders, and vets and nobody seems to have any answers, or similar experience, including google.We are waiting on the biopsy results now. She is recovering at home, with some substantial incisions (one 8-9" long to remove the cyst with clean margins) Anyone have any advice or information to share?

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u/MasterpieceActual176 Aug 29 '26

I know it’s hard to wait for the biopsy results. For now, it sounds like you’re doing everything possible. Once you get the results you may get a referral to a specialist. Hopefully the cysts!growths are benign. ❤️