Overnight - or so it seems - we found a raised bump on Sydney's back right behind her front shoulders. At first, I was worried it was a tick that had got itself buried under her skin. Ticks in Southern Indiana have been very bad this year. Warning: if ticks make your skin crawl - like mine do - don't look at the photos!
The vet looked over the spot and was about 99% that it was histiocytoma. Histiocytomas are benign tumors on the skin surface of a dog that usually goes away without treatment. Here is a pretty good definition on Wikipedia. It occurs in dogs under the age of 3. However, it is not common in labs.
This is Sydney's second histocytoma. The first one occurred when she was a puppy on her face and was removed when she was spayed because it did not go away. This time it is definitely more developed than when she was a puppy. Here is a picture of what it looks like:
The vet assures us it should go away on its own, much like it appeared.
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