Cheryl wrote:
 
>On June 6th, Sushi went to the vet for her injections... But two days later
>we noticed a bump on her back leg where she had had one of the injections...
>I did wonder if it was one of the tumors, but my mum looked at Sushi.  She
>said she had had dogs that also got bumps after injections and that it was
>just the fluid.
 
The lump you're describing is not an unusual occurance with almost any kind
of injection.  Occassionaly some of the liquid will get into subcutaneous
fat and cause a mild inflamatory reaction.  As your vet pointed out, these
are perfectly harmless and usually disappear in a month or so.
 
Bruce S. Levine, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 1616]