Liesje
Posted : 1/25/2013 7:04:49 PM
I just went through this with Nikon. I found two lumps. He's had sebaceous cysts before and they've always popped and then dissolved on their own, but one of his lumps got really "angry"....hard, red, irritated looking. Of course I freaked myself out thinking he's only four and has mast cell tumors. I took him to my vet and my vet said they are benign cysts. We are planning to remove the one on his leg only because Nikon has been chewing on it and is now irritating and damaging other tissue on his leg.
At my vet, they don't charge anything for the fine needle aspiration, it's just part of a routine exam. If lab work is needed that would cost more, but usually they can tell you right away under a microscope if it's a lipoma, sebaceous cyst, MCT, etc.