Fat Rolls on my dogs neck

My dog has put on weight & has a fat roll around her neck. Not sure if it is just substaneous fat or could be a lipoma or something else. It feels spongy. We will take her to get checked out. She is on antinol for her joints and is happy and eating but a lot of the time doesn’t want to go for a walk. Not sure why that is, she was caught in the hail once, so now sure. Any thoughts?

Hello - I'm afraid that I can't tell at that angle.  A lipoma or multiple lipomas (they tend to be continuous with the fat) may be one possibility; if there feels to be a discrete, rounded lump that you can get hold of in your hand, I might also be wondering about thyroids (front of throat), cancers and enlarged lymph nodes amongst other things.  Of course, it might be nothig but some loose skin and /or the way that the shot is lined up, but I'm glad that you're going to the vet.  A plan for identification can thenn be made in a timely way if one is required.  You can search 'lump' or 'skin mass' in the blog for more information. Wishing you the best of luck.

Fat desposits are also worth identifying early; they enable underlying diseases e.g. hypothyroidism to be identified, and give time for interventions against the development of fat deposition to be made.

The fat roll isn’t really there when on the move, just gathers when she sits down. A couple more pictures if they help. 

Hello - and thank-you;  these are much better pictures.  This may be simply be that your dog is overweight, but I think that the first step is to check with your vet that this is truely the case, ruling out thyroid disease, various cancerous lumps and other potential underlying problems.  There may also be lipomas (fatty lumps) involved (I can't really tell from here);  lipomas were once thought to be skin lumps akin to cancers (we used to cut them out under anaesthetic), but they are now known to simply be fat reserves laid in lump form rather than diffusely.  If it is simply that your girl is overweight, vet nurses in particular are very good at helping owners to understand how to address this.  I hope that something there is of help.

Do you think she is well covered?