Callie has a bump on her beak: UPDATE

[Frannie & Callie]

And we're going to the vet very late this afternoon, but I wanted to see if anyone has had this with their doodles (or other dogs). I noticed it a week ago and it was a smallish bump on her beak (which is what we call the muzzle in my family, because we're weird and rename everything!). I called the vet about it and she advised me to watch it for a couple of days...and then we had an ice storm, so I kinda had nothing to do BUT watch the bump. It got a little bigger and changed from her regular skin color to a pinkish red and while it's hard to tell because of her fur, it looks like it has a "head" on it.

 

Is it maybe a spider bite? As horrifying as that is, it kinda looks like that (which means there's a spider in my house, available and brazen enough to bit my sweet Callie's beak! It feels very firm otherwise, and it's gotten fairly large, probably 4cm (again - we were iced in for 3 days and I had PLENTY of time to examine it. Never could get a good picture though!)

 

Just interested in y'all's take on what this MIGHT be. Thanks!

 

 

UPDATE:

The vet diagnosed this as a histocytoma. It's not fluid filled, but she drew out some cells with a syringe so she could examine them and make sure that they are benign (and it is completely benign). She said that it should go away on it's own within a few weeks but if it doesn't or if it grows bigger or changes shape then she would recommend removing it. 

 

Callie was a total trouper through her exam and was rewarded with some chicken with her dinner.

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

So glad to hear it's nothing too serious!!

[Donna K & Quincy]

Glad it turned out to be nothing serious. I think we worry more about our doodles than we do about ourselves.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Thanks for the update Frannie!! I'm glad to hear that it is not a serious issue.

Good, brave girl Callie!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thanks for the update, Frannie! I'm glad you and Callie are both going to sleep well tonight!

[Camilla and Darwin]

So glad to hear it's nothing serious and that it will go away. Good girl Callie!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

So glad to hear this good news. Thanks for the update.

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Great news, that for sharing - I continue to learn so much from you all.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

I think she probably needs chicken for breakfast too!  And why not, you go ahead and have another glass of wine with breakfast!  Get the day started right!  Glad all is well.

[Donna K & Quincy]

It's 5 o'clock somewhere! :>)

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Thanks for the update....that's good news!

[Anna and Achilles]

glad Callie is ok!

[Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey]

So glad to hear that it is nothing serious on Callie's beak.