I'm not sure where this should be. I wanted to put it in a trafficky area, so I chose here, since it's about skin...
My sister just called me. She has an aussie/great pyr mix named Cowboy. He's around 7 years old (shelter dog, she got him almost 3 years ago and they said he was 4, but he was a stray, so who knows). He's got SUPER long hair, but he got shaved today, and she just found a huge lump on his side, right on his ribcage. It's apparently almost as big as her hand. She said it's firm, but not hard (first she said gushy, but when I asked if it felt like it was liquid filled or something, she said no, it's firm, so I'm not sure exactly). It's not totally fixed, she says it moves a little bit, like one finger width to each side.
She said it doesn't seem to bother him at all, even when she's pressing on it or moving it around, and he's NOT a dog that would just sit there if something was at all uncomfortable (you should see us try to clip his nails! Sheesh!).
Obviously he needs to get to a vet, but since it's the weekend, and doesn't necessitate an e-vet, I'm looking for what it could be. I'm thinking it's probably just a lipoma (fatty tumor), but I don't really know much about them or any other lumps. She's really afraid it's cancer, and they really can't afford treatment for that. But I told her he wouldn't necessarily need surgery or chemo or anything, even if it were cancer. That's true, right? lol. I say things and then really am not sure they're true.
I'll probably go up to her house tomorrow and see if I can get a better idea of it, but for now, anyone have any ideas on what it might be? Thanks.