Pink Lump On Face

[teekay]

So my daughter noticed a small pink spot on Jenna's face a few weeks ago, less than a 1cm in diameter. I mentioned it to the vets when she went for her titre test week before last and the vet didn't seem concerned and just said keep an eye on it.

Well it has definitely got bigger. Not in diameter, i don't think, but it is more raised. We have a vets appointment tomorrow morning and in the meantime I am trying not to fear the worst. I have been trawling through old posts on here about mast cell tumours. Some positive stuff, some scary stuff. I know I shouldn't worry prematurely but I can't help myself. If it is a mct, because of where it is, I'm guessing they will not be able to take much of a margin around it. Trying to keep busy but feel sick to my stomach. I lost my Labrador a few years ago aged 5. Her symptoms were pretty innocuous to begin with and 6 months later she was dead. I do have a tendency to worry myself sick over everything now.

Please keep your fingers crossed for Jenna tomorrow morning.

Here is a pic of the nasty

Edited December 11, 2013 by teekay

[CrazyCresties]

All the best for Jenna tomorrow teekay, fingers crossed it's just a harmless cyst

[karly101]

Look up histiocytoma - not saying it is that but just a possibility thats much nicer than a mast cell! You'll know more when the vet does a FNA of it. My dog had a similar one and chose to remove it with my vet as it didn't resolve but I'm told they can sometimes go down themselves.

[teekay]

All the best for Jenna tomorrow teekay, fingers crossed it's just a harmless cyst

Thanks CC :)

[teekay]

Look up histiocytoma - not saying it is that but just a possibility thats much nicer than a mast cell! You'll know more when the vet does a FNA of it. My dog had a similar one and chose to remove it with my vet as it didn't resolve but I'm told they can sometimes go down themselves.

Thanks Karly. Yep that is what I am hoping it is. Looking at google images of histiocytoma and mast cell tumours, they can look so so similar.

It's going to be a struggle at the vets though, Jenna hates it there, especially if they are messing any where near her face

[teekay]

Back from the vets. She seemed to think it may be folliculitis? Jenna has a weeks worth of antibiotics. If no improvement or if it gets worse then they will do a fine needle aspiration and possibly biopsy but Jenna will need to be sedated.

I'm not convinced, but the vet said a week will not hurt, even if it is a MCT so we wait a week, or less if it gets worse. It did seem to be getting a sore on the top of it this morning.

Ive promoised myself I will not Google anymore :)