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Now where's that lump?

Warts, cysts, fatty lumps in or under the skin are generally not serious but should be removed before that grow large or turn into something nasty.
We usually describe the size of a lump in terms of fruits and nuts.
For cysts and fatty lumps we want to be removing grapes - not apples or melons!
For warts we want small peas not walnuts!!

To help us find all the lumps and bumps during surgery we are always grateful to owners who draw a diagram of their pet and the location of the growths, or, on the day of surgery, mark them clearly with Tipp-Ex or lipstick.

Here are a few fine examples of these drawing presented to us during the last year or so.