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My dog has a new bloody lump and another bump on her leg. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 11 months old | 60 lbs

I just noticed on my dog a bloody lump on her back right leg. There is a similar bump on her left leg, but not bleeding. It was not there yesterday and doesn't really seem to be bothering her.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 20th, 2016

Those lumps need to be checked and analysed as there are many conditions and types of tumors and infection that could look like this. take Nalah to the vet, they will perform a fine needle aspiration on the Bumps and send it to the lab for analysis. when the result comes, the vet will advise what needs to be done according to the diagnosis.

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