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Question: what does this look like to you guys? It's seems like a tumor, but it showed up only 2 days ago, randomly. The animal it's on is an 8-year-old yorkie/schnauzer mix, if that helps.
>> Anonymous
It's probably just a cyst. Lance it gently with a sterile needle, and try to drain out the puss. If it's not puss filled, take the dog to a vet.
>> Anonymous
my cat had a similar bump on his face... i never found out what it was but he lived for at least 5-6 years after it arrived.
>> Anonymous
>>113006
listen to this man
>> Anonymous
It's called "something you take your dog to the vet and ask about instead of posting on a fucking imageboard where people argue over whether dolphins lay eggs or not."
>> Anonymous
Take your animal to a vet. I hear they know things about treating animals. Just a rumor.
>> Anonymous
Looks like cancer. Enjoy your dead dog.
>> Anonymous
>>113081
Listen to THIS man.
>> Anonymous
id say it looks like a furry pimple on an ugly dog

:)
>> Anonymous
Obvious answers aside (go to vet), I can see why you'd want some more opinions as vets are often not perfect. Still, you should go, I don't think it's very urgent though.
Having said that, I have seen bumps and lumps crop up on my dogs also. Most are not cancerous and I don't think this is cancer either. Our dogs have some benign tumors that grew very quickly and then stopped growing, simply looking like large warts now. Another time, something that looked like a wart was accidentally scraped by the dog and ended up growing larger over a day or two and getting inflamed. Another time, a dog had a pretty bad reaction to what appeared to be a mosquito bite. All was treated with Betadine ointment and it ended up calming down, but it never disappeared. Go to a large dog forum for more answers, but people are afraid to be wrong, so you will always hear "got to vet".
>> Anonymous
As stated above, it looks like a sebaceous cyst. Take it to the vet. Don't try to lance it yourself. (It will probably grow back over time, but fortunately they don't seem to hurt the animal.)
>> Anonymous
My vote's on the sebaceous cyst. One of our budgies had one about five years back, on his wing -- one day it was there, another day it was gone. Unsightly thing, but didn't seem to bother him none.

Hafta emphasize though that letting them just pop on their own, or as in the case of a bird, let the animal pop them, isn't the way to go due to infection risk etc. Best take them to a vet.
>> Anonymous
>>113107

Pet owners do not need more opinions. They may need more *reliable* opinions, but that is best done by asking other veterinarians or veterinary technicians, not by posting blurry ass pictures for anyone who can post a reply on /an/ to discuss. Veterinarians may not be perfect, but I would say that 6+ years of higher education plus XX years of intensive hands-on experience probably puts them a notch (or ten) higher than anyone on this board. I would trust one veterinarian's opinion over fifty posts here.

Hell, if you simply want more opinions, post this on /b/ and see what they think.
>> Anonymous
Judging by the lack of fur in a small spot on top of the bump, it could simply be an absess.

My cat got one on her back a couple years ago.
One of my other cats clawed her, and punctured a small spot.
But the wound closed up too quickly, and an infection created vast amounts of puss inside the hole.

I went to pet her one day, felt a small scab on top of a huge lump, and poked it a little.
Then it burst, and yellowish goo poured down her back and all over my hand.

Gross. :D
>> Anonymous
could be a fatty tumor?