My female dog's nipples are bleeding, one has a bump. What's going on?

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My female dog.... 1st it was one nipple, now two. Nipple has formed a bulged out bump that bleeds, and the other is bleeding with no bump. Taking to vet, but wanted to be a bit knowledgeable on what it might be. Thank you very much for any advise! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 10 years and 3 months old | 60 lbs

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. Hope this answer was helpful, but 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 female dog's nipples are bleeding, one has a bump. What's going on?

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