Dog skin tag changed anyone else had this ?

Hopefully it's nothing, but you are doing the right thing getting your vet to check it.

Let us know how she get on.

 

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By any chance, did U SAVE the tag that came off? - the bit that detached?
that might be important, as it may need to be sent off to a pathologist. If U tossed it in the trash, i'd don disposable gloves & get it out, then bag it in a ziplock bag, & i'd stick it in the refrigerator, labeled & DATED - when it came off.
Fingers X'd it's still around, & hasn't been picked-up by the garbage truck, as yet.

Trauma can cause skin changes; so can sun exposure, age, etc - any time a lump or mole changes size, color, texture, it's best to get to the vet [or for humans, to the Dr].

It's hard to tell on the photo, WHERE was the lump?
With longer hair above & minimal hair below, i'm guessing mammary area? - if so, about 50% of tumors on a dog's chest are benign, but the other half are malignant.
It's always best, whether the dog is M or F, to remove any chest mass, even when it's small, & get it checked by a pathologist; by the time symptoms of cancer arise, the tumor has almost-invariably moved to the lungs, & there are no treatment options.
Early removal & ASAP pathology are the safest option, even when it's "tiny". Then U can remove it with good margins, & follow up with meds or radiation - chemo & radiation do not have the terrible side-FX in dogs that humans suffer, & vet-insurance makes all the difference, as these are very costly, & aren't affordable by the average dog owner.
Good vet insurance can add years of quality life to a dog's span.

I hope it's a simple fix & needs only a stitch or two, praps with some anti-Bs to prevent infection.

- terry

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The vet may want to do a skin-punch for pathology, or a chest X-ray, to look for metastases - just in case.
Without the lump, they might sample the spot "under" it, or there may be subcutaneous lumps elsewhere.

Is she spayed? - & if so, how old was she when she was spayed?
If she was 6-MO or under when she was desexed, she's very unlikely to develop a malignant mammary tumor - the more heats she went thru, prior to desex, the higher her risk of mammary cancer becomes.

- terry

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I'd be sure to show the 1st photo to the vet, & if U have a photo of the tag as it was when attached, that would probly be good to show them, too. They may contain clues to any likely worries, re pathology.

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Do U have an Ace-wrap / wide elastic bandage in the house? - About 4-inch width is good, but 2 will do, in a pinch.

I'd clean the wound with a Q-tip & 1st-Aid strength hydrogen peroxide, or medical alcohol, whichever U have.
Then i'd put a small dab of antibiotic ointment, & cover it with a dry 2 x 2 gauze-pad.

Finally, I'd wrap the elastic-bandage over the gauze pad & the wound, so she leaves it alone overnight - I'd use diaper-size SAFETY PINS to secure the elastic wrap, not the butterfly clips that are included! - Dogs can swallow them, or get their gums & tongue injured, when they try to nibble them off. Put Ur hand under the elastic bandage when U pin it, to prevent sticking the dog; I'd use at least 2 safety-pins, preferably 3, large diaper-size ones.

if U have an Elizabethan / CONE collar, that would work, too. Anything to keep her tongue off it.
A onesie, panties...

- terry

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Suggestion -
get a Google acct [gmail] & use Google Photos - they will back-up from Ur phone to yer laptop anytime Ur phone & laptop share WiFi. All U need to do is refresh the Google Photos page - the phone-photos will be stored by date & in the same order as they were taken.


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So Glad she's OK, they do like to worry us don't they.

 

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Good! - that's a relief.

Were she mine, I'd have it removed - she's taken off the dangly bit, & she's quite liable to mess with it again, as tags don't stop growing - some grow more slowly, others quickly, but they don't just sit there, *unchanging*, for months & years. The dangle will be back.
Once the base is removed, & the nick heals, she can't nibble-groom the tag obsessively or decide to rashly take it off. There's no target for her teeth.

If U need to save up, i'd ask the vet for an estimate & do that, with a planned future appt. // I know she's 11, but if she's in decent shape, that's not the equivalent of a frail 95-YO human; she may well live another 5-years, it's not beyond possibility.
Among the dogs i've met that lived to a very ripe age was a F Brittany who was 17 when i met her, & had already lived with cancer for 4-years - she was thin & wobbled when she walked, as she'd lost a lot of muscle, but she wasn't in pain, & she was very happy in herself. She was almost 18 when she died naturally, during an afternoon nap in a sun-spot. // Her vet had predicted she wouldn't make 6-mos from Dx, & advised euth - not unkindly, but knowing that she had a definite terminal illness.
She'd been a Hallowe'en greeter from puphood, meeting costumed adults & children at her own door, & as an old lady, she had the children of children she'd known, coming to see her, for some years. A very sweet dog.

- terry

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