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My 12 year old male 115lbs Golden has a $.50 size bloody/puss colaflour raised leason on his left hind hip; with localized inflamation, diet good, hair good, body temp good, no signs of distress he has been licking it    Customer (name blocked for privacy)@aol.com

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August 6 9:39 PM (4 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
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You need to see a vet for a diagnosis on this one as he is a bit old for the benign histiocytoma but could have developed a tumor of some sort that is not benign.
Your vet can do a biopsy and see what it is. If its just a pressure sore it might be easily treated. If its a small tumor they may be able to remove it. But vet care in this case is the best bet.
You can read about viral papillomas (like warts) here

www.marvistavet.com/html/ body_canine_viral_papillomas.html

and about mast cell tumors here

www.marvistavet.com/html/body_mast_cell_tumors.html

Hope this helps you!

Edited by NHolmes on August 6 2005 at 9:41 PM

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