My dog has a small bump on his leg. Could it be from an old scab?

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• Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

  Veterinarian

  Published on September 4th, 2017

  IT could be an insect bite but it could also be a growth, you can put antibiotic cream 2 times a day on it for a few days, if it does not seem to get better i would recommend having it checked by your vet as this may be something more serious than an insect bite.

  

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• Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

  Veterinarian

  Published on February 12th, 2019

  Hi, and thanks for your question.
  Although a picture of it would help to determine the underlying cause more specifically, generally speaking this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration).
  Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors.
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