What causes non-healing lip sores and lethargy in my old dog?

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Non healing fissure like sores on lips, dark scabs. Dog not eating, lethargic. Labwork good. History of extramdullary plasmacytoma tumor excised on gum. 15 year old coonhound on Dermaxx & tramadol for hip arthritis

Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA · Accepted Answer

This could suggest a recurrence if the cancer or of a different kind of cancer. This would not necessarily be seen on bloodwork. I would suggest you have your vet perform imaging or possibly a CT scan to rule out any cancerous masses. In the meanwhile antibiotic therapy may be warranted to prevent infection of the wounds.

What causes non-healing lip sores and lethargy in my old dog?

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