My old dog has a tumor, but I can't afford vet treatment. Advice?

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My dog is 12 years old never been fixed she has a tumore on her tire on right side and 3 more marble size right next to that what should I do I don't have the money for treatmenr. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 12 years and 2 months old | 4 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

The diagnosis should be confirmed first before deciding the best course of action. This kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please post a picture of the mass on the forum to have more specific answers from us.

My old dog has a tumor, but I can't afford vet treatment. Advice?

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