6yr old husky w mass

[christin92]

As i was grooming my husky i found a knot the size of a golfball maybe a little bigger sitting on her right side at the base of her tail it was not there a day ago and is causing her to be uncomfortable   she dont mind if we look at it as lng as no one touches..she does play hard with other dogs so im unsure if it is from her maybe falling or being tripped by another dog.anyone have idea i want to atleast have an idea when i take her to vet i live in a very "country" town vets are very scarce  here

[ginger899]

Oh please do forgive all my typos! I wish I could edit text. My keyboard is terrible!

[ginger899]

Is the lump red, sore, inflamed? If so it is possible it's an abscess. They are very painful and need draining and antiseptic, and possibly a course of Amoxycillin.

But or course it could be something else.

Go get this lump checked. If it isn't an abscess, I would advise a needle biopsy. And if the results of that are 'inconclusive', then follow up with an ultrasound scan or whatever the vet suggests.

My own dog developed a sudden lump near her tail. It literally came up overnight. I thoght it couldn't possibly be cancer, as surealy cancer doesn't come up overnight!
Well it was. It was Hemangiosarcoma of the spleen, which had spread to form subcutaneous tumours.