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My dog's dark lump on her stomach popped and is bleeding. Help!

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Great Dane | Female | spayed

my dog has a large almost black/ dark red lump on her stomach, we don’t know what it is, it has just been a large lump for a while now but the other day it popped and blood is everywhere, it looks like a murder scene. please help me see if there is anything I can do and what it is.

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 13th, 2020

This looks like it could be a cyst or a skin tumor like a hemangioma. I find that once a skin growth ruptures it tends to happen again, so I would definitely recommend making an appointment to see your veterinarian. They will probably recommend surgically removing this growth.

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