Sorry no helpful advise really. Not sure if there is anything you can do, other than having them removed when they bother him. Laurië is sprouting a fair few little lumps as well. Always something to worry about!
I'm not too worried about the short anaesthesia necessary for removing little skin lesions like that. It doesn't take long, and if they have nurses with proper training in anesthesiology, gas anaesthesia, iv fluids and fancy machines that go beep
, the risk is pretty low, even with senior dogs.
A good idea could be to do a pre-anaesthesia blood test to make sure liver and kidneys are strong and ready to filter the drugs. I know there is a risk, but for every surgery there is a risk/benefit evaluation. Constant discomfort from skin lesions are sometimes worth the risk of a short surgery. And a pre-op blood test could help lower the risk
Laurië (14) has had one removed, and she now has two that I'm thinking will need removal soon, I am keeping an eye on them for now. I chose to not send the lesion we removed for histopathology. I know that ideally all lumps should be analyzed. But since my cocker is 14 and the lumps are small isolated skin lesions, I am saving that money. It's technically a risk, but I think maybe better than not removing them at all when money is tight.
Brutal truth is that if one of them turned out to be cancerous there really isn't many treatment I would put her through at her age, some, but not many. I would likely do what I do now and make sure she is happy and comfortable for as long as I get to keep her. So I just asked the surgeon to make a good margin around the lesion we removed. If she was younger or the lesions looked scary to the surgeon I would send it for analysis. But wart-sized superficial skin lesions in a 14 year old is to be expected so when the surgeon felt like he could make a nice margin I saved the money for that analysis. I can invest it in the next op
I guess it's another evaluation for us owners to make with our vet. One lump at the time. Always wondering if we made the right decision