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My dog has a black, scab-like growth on her side that keeps returning.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

my dog has a black growth on her side. it has a scab like texture. it keeps growing back.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 9th, 2016

This is likely a tumor that needs to be examined and possibly removed by your veterinarian, since it keeps growing back. Please take your dog to your vet soon,. The vet will likely want to do a Fine needle aspirate to determine what type of mass it is and whether it needs to be removed.

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