Histiocytoma - Anyone Had It?

[Koza]

Found a lump on Solly's underside:( Been to vet yesterday, his initial suggestion was histiocytoma, so we'll put a hydrocortizone cream on it for 2 weeks and see if it gets better. If not, he'll cut it out obviously... Thankfully, there's a lot of spare skin around.

This thing is itchy, too! Looked like a large insect bite initially, but its clear now its different. Solly is in good mood so far. He's only 4 yo.

[caslero]

My Dobe male had one when he was @ 4yrs old... it was on his side. I didn't know much about them and had the vet cut it out. A few years later another one came up on my dog's chin - the vet confirmed it was another hystiocytoma and I just kept an eye on it and it disappeared after a month or so.

Reading I've done since is that they often disappear on their own - hopefully this happens for Solly!

EFS

Edited April 22, 2008 by caslero