by jmann4 » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:16 pm
First, I'm sorry for your loss.
From what I understand they are common with the breed. Angel my oldest female has had three tumors on her right back foot. I had one of them removed and the other two are still there. They are not cancerous and aren't growing (thank God) so I've decided to leave them alone.
Honey, my youngest has one on her neck. Again, not cancerous and not growing so it hasn't presented a problem.
These tumors or bumps are often called, "Bully bumps." From the name, I'd say they are fairly common in the breed.
Of course I'm not an expert and I can't seem to find any of the web sites I had bookmarked about common health problems with the breed. If anyone else has any links I would apperciate it if you posted them.
just past away last week of a tumor. She was diagnosed with a bone tumor in her right arm a few months ago, and it just kept growing. Last week we had to put her down because she was in too much pain. I was just wondering if anyone knew if tumors were common in pitbulls.
