My dog's leg lump grew dark and drained. Does she need emergency vet?

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My rat terrier has had a mass behind her front leg for years without any problems all of a sudden a few days ago it changed grew, darker & drained. I've included pictures of before, the day it changed and now. I'm trying to find out if I need to make and emergency visit or can it wait for a week for her appointment. They changed it last minute on me. I had one for today now its next week. She's moving, eating , etc fine. Pet's info: Dog | Rat Terrier | Female | spayed | 11 years and 8 months old | 13 lbs

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

This lump/bump/growth should be ideally examined by your local vet to have a diagnosis established. Your vet may want to perform an FNA (fine needle aspiration) or a biopsy to sample the bump and determine its underlying nature. Differentials would include skin cysts, infections, benign or more malignant type of tumors. I think it can wait for a week to be seen, provided the mass is not constantly growing. 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. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

My dog's leg lump grew dark and drained. Does she need emergency vet?

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