My senior dog has a large growth. Could it be causing him pain?

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Teddy has been licking his paws a lot, seems disoriented and whines a lot. He acts happy when he comes back inside from potting but then will stand by our bedroom door and whine when we are in the same room and calling his name. Is he going blind or deaf? He is white Bichon and 15 1/2 years old. He eats normally. But he does have a large growth on his groin area that has gotten much bigger in past year. Vet said to leave it alone at his age. But I scared that he may be in pain. How can I tell? Pet's info: Dog | Bichon Frise | Male | neutered | 15 years and 8 months old | 18 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. From the picture you uploaded I can say the lump looks like a lipoma, which is usually not painful at all. Lump needs to be tested anyway. 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 senior dog has a large growth. Could it be causing him pain?

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