Sudden, painless, pinkish-red bump on dog's leg. What is it?

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My dog has pinkish red bump on back leg. It came up all of a sudden. It doesn’t seem to bother her or hurt her. Attached is a picture. What could this bump be ? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 4 years and 7 months old | 41 lbs

Maria DVM · Accepted Answer

With how quickly the bump appeared on Ellie, I recommend having your veterinarian take an aspirate of it. An aspirate consists of your veterinarian placing a needle in the growth to try to collect cells. They can then evaluate it under a microscope or send it to a pathologist to evaluate. This may or may not get us a complete answer. The bump could be a benign (non-cancerous) growth but it also could be something to be concerned about. The best way to determine if this is something at all to be concerned about is to remove the growth under anesthesia, send the growth to a pathologist and have a pathologist examine the tissue.

Sudden, painless, pinkish-red bump on dog's leg. What is it?

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