What's this painless lump & bald spot on my dog's leg? Is it serious?

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We've noticed a small lump/ bald spot on Luna's leg. It doesn't appear to be causing her pain or discomfort and when touched she doesn't notice it at all. We are planning on taking her to the vet on Tuesday to get it looked at, but if it is seething urgent I want to take her tomorrow. So any idea on what it might be? Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 6 days old | 18 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

It does not look like urgent at this stage. 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.

What's this painless lump & bald spot on my dog's leg? Is it serious?

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