ferky1 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Miles (2 1/2 year old Shih Tzu) developed an unsightly growth just under his nose about 5-6 weeks ago. It grew rapidly and then stopped growing. Took him to the vet about 2 weeks ago (well respected facility, hospital, 24 hour emergency care. . . .) and they were very nocommital. They said it could be 1) An infection in which case he needs antibiotics, but if it's not an infection then of course the antibiotics won't do anything; 2) a histiocytoma or 3) a cancerous or pre-cancerous tumor. Vet said that based on Miles' age and the look of the growth, she is 99.99% certain that it isn't a tumor or anything dangerous. She "guesses" that it is a histiocytoma and she said that if Miles was her dog she would wait one to two months and it may go away on its own. Otherwise she would cut it out. She said that it shouldn't be growing, but I think it is. That's the story. Here's some pics, I'd like to know what you guys think. In the two weeks since seeing the vet I think it's gotten bigger. It's unsightly, but at the same time I hate to think of causing Miles the pain of cutting it off. [img]http://home.comcast.net/~mrosenstein22/Miles_growth_1.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.comcast.net/~mrosenstein22/Miles_growth.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.comcast.net/~mrosenstein22/Miles_growth_2.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Looks like a wee polyp to me. I would insist that the vet remove it and do a biopsy. It isn't going to go away so it would be needing removed eventually anyway. This isn't just for cosmetic reasons. Its also because there are cells in there that have the potential to be malignant if spread to other areas of the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotten_two Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 you could always get a second opinion -- go to another vet. if you have concerns that it is growing maybe another vet could address the situation better. i think i would want it removed just in case. the procedure should be relatively easy and he should be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 looks like the polyp Gladis had. Hers was just inside her bottom I would not let that vet touch my dog go to another one have it removed and checked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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