Black lump on my dogs tail

[Christine Harris]

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Hi I've just noticed a black lump on my dogs tail, has anyone else had this with there dogs ,if so do u have any advice
I'm taking her the vets tomorrow but just thought I'd ask on here first View attachment 111978640

 

[JoanneF]

I can't see a photo.

 

[Mayblossom]

Me neither

 

[Christine Harris]

 

[Christine Harris]

 

[Christine Harris]

Can u see it now ?

 

[Christine Harris]

Can u see it now?

 

[JoanneF]

Stud tail maybe?

 

[Christine Harris]

Thank you I'll look into that greatly appreciated

 

[Kara 1]

Good luck at the vets today ...let us know what they say

 

[JoanneF]

Good luck at the vets today ...let us know what they say

yes - and please do tell us, it's always useful to know, for future reference.

 

[Christine Harris]

Vets where useless said they couldn't say what it is until I booked an appointment and paid £50 which to be honest really annoyed me seen as I had two nurses and a vet stood looking at it and not one of them suggested a thing, I think a change of vets is needed that is not the kind of care I want to be paying for , anyways I looked into the suggestion of stud tail and I've been cleaning it 3 times a day using antiseptic wash and then bandaging it up after each clean with the wash then applying cream the bandage doesn't last long as she bounces around like a bloody kangaroo lol but it is getting loads better its a third of the size it was its causing her no pain at all it seems to be getting loads better it doesnt bother her, she has no problem in me touching it and treating it, I will post a picture now so you can see the difference
Thank you all for your suggestions and concern
Please feel free to reply with any suggestions good or bad as long as my baby is ok that all that matters to me

 

[JudyN]

Vets where useless said they couldn't say what it is until I booked an appointment and paid £50

I'm not surprised - lumps very often can't be diagnosed without close inspection and biopsy. This could be a tumour, or a reaction to something, or... something else. If it were me I'd have the dog to the vet straight away, and pay for a biopsy if that's what the vet recommended. If it is a tumour, then early treatment could be the difference between life and death, and cleaning and putting cream on won't help at all.

 

[JoanneF]

What happened on the 26th? It looks like a scab has come off?

 

[Christine Harris]

I think my other dog knocked it off when they where playing

 

[Christine Harris]

thank you for your reply the lump did go down but seems to be appearing again I will take her the vets for a biopsy and will post results when I get them
this is it now 30/12/19

I'm not surprised - lumps very often can't be diagnosed without close inspection and biopsy. This could be a tumour, or a reaction to something, or... something else. If it were me I'd have the dog to the vet straight away, and pay for a biopsy if that's what the vet recommended. If it is a tumour, then early treatment could be the difference between life and death, and cleaning and putting cream on won't help at all.

thank you for replying I will take her vets she doesn't seem like her self at all at first I thought she was just getting fed up with our other dog trying to hump her all time but looking at the lump now I feel sick to my stomach that I've left it these few days

 

[JudyN]

Do please let us know how she gets on.

 

[Christine Harris]

took her the vets and they said if its not gone by early March! come back and they will do I biopsy, worse case sanaro she will lose half of her tail, said she was a healthy young dog with no other issues her heart sounded healthy and general look over could tell she was healthy and fit he said he would of been more concerned if she was an older dog. he gave it a good squeeze at one point I thought he was trying to pull the scab off. I showed him the pictures I'd been taking to keep record of when it first appeared he told me keep an eye on it and there was nothing I needed to do to look after it at home. I went to vets for pets .

 

[Kara 1]

I would be asking for a 2nd opnion elsewhere ...

 

[JoanneF]

March is a long way off - I agree with @Kara 1.