at what point should tumors be removed

Jakes tumors are benign but he has a few that are getting HUGE. the vet said they dont need to be removed unless they start to pose pain issues. he has one the size of a softball in his armpit and one almost the size of a tennis ball on his chest that just last year was about golf ball size, thye dont seem to bother him at all.


Do I pose a threat leaving them to grow and causing problems later that would be more difficult for him to recover as he gets older?
or have them removed now or sooner tha later and that he would possible make a quicker recovery his is 8 1/2 now
looking fo rsome thoughts on this


thanks

 

The age is a consideration here I would think, if they know for sure theyre benign and they re not bothering Jake the risk of anaesthesia might not be worth it.
I lot of the time (in my experience) theyre left alone until they either get in the way, become too big or start rubbing, like in the armpit, if it starts to get sore then it would be better to remove them.

My old Whippet had about half a dozen, one or two were as big as a golf ball (she weighed about 25#) but none of them bothered her, they werent painful, didnt get raw, she didnt lick at them or anything. She had them for years. They grew pretty quick initially and a couple seemed to just pop up overnight but I had them checked out and as she was about 10 years old when I first noticed them I didnt want to risk the anaesthesia (she passed away just before her 17th birthday...unrelated cause).

 

my husband also thinks they shouldnt be removed, he has had these 2 a few years, but its like they are on a growth path right now, and he has lots os smaller ones, I will playt eh wait nad see, I saw somthing awhile back, some natural stuff that said it ctually can stop and reduce these. I Dont know, though, will try to find it again and relook to see if its a rip off

 

*whispering* homeopathy...

 

*whispering* homeopathy...

good idea

I still have her name