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.

[sandy b]

Thanks for the update. It's always nice to hear good news.

[Kathy Spyker]

At least you know now that it's benign and that's a big worry off your shoulders. We will just have to pray that is goes away and stays away. I bet Callie loved the chicken with her dinner!!

[Leslie and Halas]

Good news. I'm glad it turned out not to be too serious.

[Frannie & Callie]

Thanks guys! I didn't even realize how concerned I was until it turned out to be ok! She has a scab on her nose now from the needle biopsy, but is otherwise fine!