Although I'm pretty sure not even rof can work its magic 
I clip Tilly (my choccy cocker) every month and I always do a health check at the same time. Lumps, bumps etc.
She has a fast growing tumour exiting her anus, it wasn't there last month and it's about an inch across now.
I'm pretty sure it's a mast cell tumour (common in Cockers and presenting about 8-9 years old). She is eight and a half and I'd noticed she was pooing more slowly so I think I'm seeing the exit of it and not all of it. Also, it's a common area but really difficult to remove entirely.
Off to the vet tonight but I don't think it's benign and it is fast growing.
Having put her mother through cancer treatment, I'm not sure I'd go that road again. It got Misty (her Mum) a major operation and then 2 months of pain before a metastasised brain tumour led to her being put to sleep after a miserable 48 hours.
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Actually, she hasn't got an appointment until Friday.
The vet I trust isn't on shift until then.
I could take her before but generally it's a sea of NQ vets reciting a limited amount of information.
I know we all have to learn but vet chains hoover up NQ's and make them independent and frontline from day one.
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Duly applied and Saildog’s bum on the screen too.
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Buzzdog's empty nutsack on screen.
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Warren's disconnected nutsack on screen.
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I ve asked the cat sitter to rub our mogg against the screen cos we’re away….I ll expect an ASBO in the post
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( o Y o )
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As requested Doggers.
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Sorry to hear this. All done.
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Sorry about your dog but I don't want to read about this!
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So, and not wanting to steal Doggers thread, I took Tess to the vet at noon. Tess was a retired working springer nearly 14 years old. Some gun-dog, best known for causing the closure, both ways, of the A40 (dual carriageway in Glos.) whilst retrieving a runner. We have one of her nieces (if dogs have nieces), who was named by our autistic son, as Betty. After his Gran who hates dogs.
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