Question:
I am asking this question for a friend. Can anybody
shed some light on this problem?

Thanks!
Heather and her 3 Golden Girls

About 6 weeks ago, we noticed a small wart-like bump
on the snout of our 5 year old golden. the vet
diagnosed this as a histiocytoma and indicated that it
should disappear on its own within a few months. he
also indicated that these are typically and more often
than not non-cancerous tumours. it has almost
disappeared and is almost completely flat now.
however, i noticed a new one 2 days ago that appeared
to have grown overnight. it looks a little agitated
with a bit of blood but it doesn't seem to be
bothering her. this one is higher up on her snout and
closer to her eye. does anybody have any experience
with these and how bad can i expect it to get before
it gets better?

Answer:
I never heard of this until it mentioned a few times on my pit bull board, as it seems that breed is prone to this. Apparently, they do usually go away on their own.

Your friend should take her dog back to the vet if this is occuring (sudden growth, blood,etc) as it could be malignant!


Histiocytoma

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