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My dog has a bleeding genital lump. Is TVT cancerous or contagious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 10 months old

My pet have a lump on his genetals and droplets of blood coming from it.The vet said it could be TVT althought it wasnt biopsy yet as there was no pathologist that could handle it..Could all TVT cancerous? What could be done? I am also worried because she said it is contagious to human? How can it transmit to people? I love mu dog so much and it breaks my heart to see him like that.We have no resources for chemo if it comes to that.Should i put him to sleep thiught it breaks my heart? Pls. Help

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on February 8th, 2017

I'm very sorry Matte possibly have TVT! The good news is that is isn't contagious to humans, so you don't have to worry about it spreading to you or anyone else. This type of tumor rarely spreads to other parts of the body, so that's another piece of good news for you. In some dogs, these tumors can spontaneously regress, but it would be best to have it removed. Having it removed may be all that's needed to do to cure Matte of it, so I would speak to your vet about having the lump excised. Given that there is no pathologist who can handle the lump for diagnosis, I think your best bet is to remove the lump completely and see how he goes. I hope this helps you and Matte!

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    Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

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    Published on September 14th, 2017

    I can understand your concern here. This appears to be either a severe inflammatory reaction or a skin tumor, and it can either be a benign (non-cancerous) tumor or a malignant (cancerous) tumor. The only way to determine which is likely is to have your vet take samples of the tumor/mass and send it off to the lab. The area also appears to be infected, in which case a short course of antibiotics will be needed. Because of the large area that it covers it likely can't be surgically removed but there may be other treatment option available through a veterinary oncologist referral if it does indeed come back as a cancerous tumors. This does not appear to be anything that is contagious to people, but again having it tested is the next best step. I hope that everything works out for your pet Princess. Best wishes and take care.

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