What causes fatty tumors in dogs?

A fatty tumor (or lipoma) in dogs is one of several different types of skin tumors. It is a slow-growing collection of fat cells usually found just under the skin. Even though fatty tumors are not destructive to other cells, they can cause health problems by growing so large they press on internal organs. read more

Treatment for fatty skin tumors in dogs may involve surgery, infiltration with calcium chloride, holistic/natural therapies, and a change in diet, such as feeding pet food specifically formulated for weight loss. Treatment for infiltrative fatty tumors requires surgery and radiation. read more

Unfortunately, the cause of fatty tumors, or lipomas, is still unknown. read more

Fatty Tumors In Dogs are non-malignant in nature, means it cannot invade other surrounding tissue and unable to spread to distant organs. But Fatty tumors can cause a serious health problem, as increased size tumor can cause adjoin internal organ compression. read more