That is exactly right. Cheri.....calm down. I noticed a small lump on my Jenna's ( yes Jenna, I always loved that name ) neck when she was six years old. She also had a little lump on one of her back breasts. They turned out to be NOTHING. The one in her breast was tested and was not cancer. The vet never did do anything with the one on her neck. It never got any bigger. The vet said that it was a cyst. Jenna lived to be 10-1/2. I had to put her down because of DM which was really sad because in her mind she acted like a puppy and ate and played with the other dogs. She had gotten really weak in her back end really fast. Anyway take Jenna to the vet and have her examined okay. Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa" <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:28:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mammary tumors-please help The best thing to do is take the dog to the vet and have it diagnosed.  It could be something as simple as a benign cyst.  I had many cysts removed (chest, tail, toe, breast, side etc etc) from my old companion house girl, Anna.  None were cancer and she lived to be 12 1/2. Melissa www.melanashepherds.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <CheradonGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:11 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] mammary tumors-please help > Hello, > I just noticed a mammary tumor (only one) on one of my Jenna's  nipples. > It > is  small-about 2 X the size of a pea.  This is very  frightening to > me-does > this mean she has cancer????  Jenna is more  important to me than I can > ever > explain-and I love her more than most people  could imagine--and now I am > afraid.  She is my shadow-my partner, and about  the only place she is not > with me > is when I am at work. She is 8 yrs old-has had  only 1 litter--in June of > 2005-and I do have one of her daughters, whom I also  love dearly.  She is > not > spayed--because I just fear that something will  happen to her in the > operation > and I cant bear to lose her-but now I am thinking  that is my only > option?? > Is getting her spayed the best thing to do--and does this tumor mean she > has > cancer in her body>??  I am calling my vet tomorrow-but I do trust  the > advice of this list more than any vet for the most part-and I do have a > good > vet-but most vets seem to think the best option for fixing most things is > spaying > and neutering. > > Please tell me what is the best to do? > > Cheri Hunt----Cheradon Shepherds > Home of Ch. 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