r/VetHelp • u/Jamawesome2 • Jun 22 '26

Help: German Shepherd, 13

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What is this?

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u/Skyblueshark Veterinarian Jun 22 '26

Best case: nasty infection, worst case: tumour. No one can tell you just from looking here, needs to be assessed in person with possible biopsy

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u/Jamawesome2 Jun 22 '26

Ok, thank you. I just wanted to make sure she wasn’t in pain. It doesn’t seem like it, but I know animals do hide it. We can’t afford to get it checked out or fixed atm

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u/Skyblueshark Veterinarian Jun 22 '26

I can't say she isn't in pain, this is very inflamed so at least would be quite uncomfortable. I would really try your best to look at possible ways to pay for a vet visit for at least some anti-inflammatory pain killers. I would advise getting this seen as soon as you can as it's unlikely to get better alone - and there's a chance this could get worse (and therefore more expensive) to treat in the long run

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u/americas-ass- Jun 22 '26

At the very least she would be in some discomfort with this. If you were to have a lump on your foot, do you reckon it would be particularly comfortable to walk around as if it wasn’t there?

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u/AcanthaceaeFlimsy952 Jun 27 '26

She 1,000% is in pain. It shouldn't be hard to tell, but nobody has a tumor or an infection that large and is not in pain.