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RoadXYZ
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Jul 22, 2014

Mole on dog's front leg ... light colored, questions ?

Today we noticed a growth, like a mole on Petunia's front leg - it is small like the size of a small q-tip .. will have it checked by a vet shortly, but was wondering in the meantime if anyone else ha...
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dturm
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Jul 22, 2014
These are very common in all breeds of dogs. Your vet will be able to tell a lot by looking at it. Most are benign and only need to be removed if they cause a problem, but dogs do get melanomas, mast cell tumors and other skin cancers that do need to be removed. Your vet may just look, do cytology or recommend removal.

Doug, DVM

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