Lump located on my puppy's neck?

[apaxton091507]

I have a 10 month old female pit bull puppy who has a lump on the right side  of her neck just below her jaw. I came home from work 2 days ago and saw this lump on my dog for the first time ever. The lump was about 4 times larger when I first saw then it is currently.  I have not seen anything out of the ordinary in her behavior. She has remained extremely active and does not show any signs of being in any pain.
    The first thing I did after seeing the lump on her neck was take her collar off of her. Her collar was on the very last whole available on her collar and was way to tight around her neck. I still have not figured out exactly how her collar had been tightened all I no is I was barely able to get it to move enough for me to get it off her without hurting her.
   When I woke up the following morning the lump had went down significantly. In the last 24 hrs the lump has gotten a little smaller but is still relatively big.
    A friend of mine who has raised and bred pits throughout his life told me that this lump more than likely developed as a result of her collar being to tight and he told me not to worry that the lump would take a few days to go away.
    I would like to see what other's had to say about this lump and pray my friend is right?

[Margot49]

Totally agree with Karla.  Any suspicious limp should be checked by a Vet.  Have you given her mouth and teeth a thorough inspection on the off chance there could be infection?

Yes, check the Shelter sites and see how many Pits are there with Chihuahuas running a close second.  What a shame. :-(

[Misfits4Me]

Welcome to the forum.....ALL lumps and bumps need to be professionally evaluated...This sounds like a swollen Lymph Node to me and should not be taken litely.... Swollen nodes are usually indicative of an infection (That needs treated), but they can also be indicators of some very serious issues.....

I would not consider the collar being the culprit until the above is ruled out.....Let us know what you find out......Karla

P.S. On a side note: Please try to talk to your friend about continuing to breed these Pits...The country is already full of too many abandoned (For whatever reasons), dogs....As of this moment, there are 20,056 Pit Bull or Pit mixes looking for homes within the United States.....Yes, twenty thousand!!!!!This will be an impossible feat to fill & sadly most will be euthanized each Friday as the rescues & shelters are over full and over run........It is never the dog's fault, but always human's.....However, it's the dogs that have to do the suffering for it!  Please, talk to your friend about adding to the problem......Thank you