My senior dog has a soft, red, shrinking lump on his face. What is it?

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My greyhound/saluki cross lurcher is a 10 yrs old male. A swelling appeared on his face last week, then the fur fell off it and it is now purply red lump about 1cm. There is no head, it is soft and spongy. It seems to be shrinking, it isn't unusually hot and he lets you touch it so don't think it is an abscess. Definitely not a cyst. Hoping it will go away on it's own! Any suggestions? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 10 years and 3 months old

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

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.

My senior dog has a soft, red, shrinking lump on his face. What is it?

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