Lump of dogs leg

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Hi I found lump on my dogs leg went to vets straight away who tested it but the results where more or less inconclusive I was told to monitor for a month if it grows take her back which I won’t wait the month because I feel like it’s growing but is anyone seen a lump like this before ?
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Horseaholic said:
Hi I found lump on my dogs leg went to vets straight away who tested it but the results where more or less inconclusive I was told to monitor for a month if it grows take her back which I won’t wait the month because I feel like it’s growing but is anyone seen a lump like this before ?
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My little lurcher had a lump like that. We had it biopsies, but the results were inconclusive, so we had it removed and they took quite large margins, just in cast it was a mast cell tumour. It was a histiocytoma. They are reasonably common, grow really quickly and are usually found on the front legs. They are benign and often fall off of their own accord.
 
Thanks for the reply That has actually put my mind at rest a bit my vet did say they suspected it to a Histiocytoma. It was just the fact they said suspect and I didn’t get a definitive answer this is on her front leg as well
 
My older dog has a few fatty lumps. He started with one and now has a few. They go crusty and flake off eventually. His father was the same. Hopefully it's nothing too serious!
 
How old is the dog? My old dog had quite a few like that, got a bit bigger and flakier at times but didn't bother her
 
I'm sorry to say that it looks very similar to a mast cell tumour that had to be removed from our 5 yr old Rottweiler's elbow. It was tested, found to be cancerous but believed to have been completely removed with a low risk of recurrence. She had blood test done at the same time which all came back fine.
Unfortunately she had to be pts during an emergency operation on a splenetic tumour, aged 6. I do hope that you have a better outcome.
 
Thank you so much for your reply I’m so sorry to hear about your dog this is near her elbow she shows no other symptoms of typical cancer symptoms apart from she has lost a kg in weight apart form that she seems “normal” tho my last dog I know they are very good at hiding things well I’ll ring the vets tomorrow and get her booked back in
 
I think in a young dog it’s not unreasonable to remove it anyway “just in case”. Better to do that I’d have thought than to just wait until it causes trouble.
 
Mine had his original/largest one on his back as a youngster and it still flakes off and pops back up at nearly nine years old. But best to get it checked out for your own peace of mind.
 
It looks like a Histiocytoma. Very common in younger dogs. Benign neglect and wait it out unless its really bothering the dog. Recheck again in a month/6 weeks is common. It'll get more red and angry before it gets better. Can get it taken off but at 18 months is much more likely to be a Histio rather than anything nasty so Ga and removal would be a bit overkill.
 
Aru said:
It looks like a Histiocytoma. Very common in younger dogs. Benign neglect and wait it out unless its really bothering the dog. Recheck again in a month/6 weeks is common. It'll get more red and angry before it gets better. Can get it taken off but at 18 months is much more likely to be a Histio rather than anything nasty so Ga and removal would be a bit overkill.
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We found that it took a long time to heal, too because of where it was and the fact that she was a very active dog who was extremely difficult to keep still for any length of time. The wound was difficult to cover as well, we tried a few methods to stop her and her sister licking/chewing the wound but ended up with a person's short-sleeved, v-necked t-shirt worn backwards with the sleeves rolled up. Sadly we haven't any photos of that arrangement, she looked very workman-like:p
 
I’m just extremely over cautious with my last dog his health problems the list was endless so now I just panic I don’t think she is in pain she washes it occasionally tho I do think she’s is very mildly lame on that leg
 
My previous Border Collie had a lump on his leg that we did a FNA and came back inconclusive, we removed the lump and it came back as a Sarcoma, there were good margins and he was give a fair to guarded prognosis, he was 12 years old then and I lost him at 15 years 3 months to liver failure.
 
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