My dog has a bleeding genital lump. Is TVT cancerous or contagious?

I would have your dog examined by a vet for confirmation that he has TVT. There typically is mass seen on the penis with TVT, and a vet can examine the area for the tumor, and take a biopsy of the mass to confirm he does have TVT. If he does have TVT, some of these tumors spontaneously regress without treatment, but some do have to be removed surgically if the tumor is found to be malignant. With medical treatment, there is an overall good prognosis, so I would recommend having him seen by a vet first to confirm TVT before getting worried. In order for it to be positively confirmed, a biopsy needs to be done, as it's not something that should be diagnosed based solely on blood dripping from the penis. There are other causes of blood dripping from the penis, such as prostate disease, bladder problems, and vigorous semen collection. These should be ruled out as well. The breeder, while they may be well-meaning, would have not have the veterinary training to make a definitive diagnosis of TVT, and you should therefore see your vet for an exam and biopsy before you start to worry :-)

This is definitely a tumor but what type, I don't know. My best guess would be a TVT tumor but without examining him myself it is difficult to say. There is nothing you can do about this at home. He needs to see a vet for diagnostics and treatment. I'm sorry but not everything can be fixed at home. This is a time when you need a vet. ( https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/transmissible-venereal-tumor )

CTVT or Canine transmissible venereal tumor is one of the few tumors that can be treated very easily and in most circumstances cured. Here is a really good write-up: https://www.tcg.vet.cam.ac.uk/about/ctvt https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/transmissible-venereal-tumor

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Sacoya! In order to know if she has TVT a biopsy would need to be done. TVT also doesn't go away. The bumps easily could be an infection. I would ask to try a course of antibiotics and if the lesions do not resolve then remove one for biopsy. I agree the bumps do not look like classic TVT. I hope this helps and I wish Sacoya the best!

Hello. I am sorry to hear that Odin has a lump. Bleeding masses on the skin can be anything from a wart which is of no concern, to cutaneous hemangiosarcoma. Bringing your dog to the vet to have it looked at, and possibly removed or have a biopsy done is the best thing you can do for Odin. Without looking at it, and ultimately without a biopsy, you cannot know if it is cancerous or not. Good luck with Odin.

Without further testing, there is no way to tell if this growth is due to infection, trauma or allergy, or if it is a tumour. Tumours can be of a malignant (cancerous) type that can spread elsewhere and/ or invade the healthy tissue around them, or a more benign (noncancerous) type that is unlikely to spread. I recommend making an appointment to see your vet to have the growth tested. In many cases this can be done using a fine needle aspirate, where cells are removed from the growth using a needle and examined under a microscope to determine what it is and to guide treatment. In some cases further testing may be needed to determine the necessary course of treatment, but it is important to get new growths tested in a timely manner, as some can be cancerous and quite aggressive in their growth, and growths due to infection, allergy or trauma can lead to complications or be indicators of underlying health problems. In the meantime, it is very important that you keep Trey from licking the area to help prevent infection by making sure he wears the “cone” (also known as an e-collar or Elizabethan collar) at all times when he is not being directly supervised by you, including while sleeping. Pain medications meant for humans can be very dangerous (and even deadly) for dogs, so I do not recommend giving any to your pup without consulting with your vet. Your veterinarian can prescribe safe medication to help with the pain as needed. Hope your pup feels better soon!

Non-ractive warts and other growths which do not cause the dog to chew on them are usually not of concern provided they do not grow, or grow very slowly and are not oozing a discharge, bleeding or causing infection. That said, every growth should be examined by a veterinarian, as it could indeed be malignant. Previously benign masses can also turn into malignant masses. As for cancer cells spreading in the body from being ingested: that would depend on the cancer. If the mass is cancerous and just in the skin, it is likely that removing it with a good margin (healthy tissue surrounding it) may be curative. Your veterinarian will have to examine the mass and palpate it and may want to remove it right away, or do a fine needle aspirate to determine whether it is indeed a cancer. Since it is bothering your dog and Nisha is chewing it , there is a chance that it could get infected, another reason to have it examined ASAP.