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dog had black spot on her the vet took it off without testing for cancer will blood tests show cancer in dogs

she had a raised spot on her it looked like a tit but wasnt the vet took it off and didnt save a piece for testing he said it looked like melanoma and said he burned all around where it was and now we are stuck wondering whether its cancer or not will blood test show if its cancer on my dog i love her so much and have been crying alot. please help me. thank you the vet didnt take a sample to send off for a biopsy but said its melanoma and i as so worried now we dont know for sure will blood tests show if she has caner? it was on the paper to do biopsy and he didnt he just used a lasor and burned it off and the surrounding area and put stitches in it. we had her there two days before that and the other vet said they would take a biopsy and then send it in for tests and he said he didnt know he was suppose to do that im so heart broken. she hasnt been sick or lost any weight. i read there is cancerous and non cancerous melanoma.

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1. If it was Melanoma, it will come back either in the same location or in other parts of the body. If he had tested, there was a chance they could have added Chemo as a treatment, but would you really want to put her through that? The surgery would have been the same. The only thing different is that you don't know for sure. Chances are if he thought it was Melanoma, it was. They have a distinct change in color, border, and raised skin level.
2. Next time demand a test. You can do that. If it was cancer you can still have her tested for it. If getting rid of cancer was as easy as removing the lump there would be a lot less deaths. Go to another vet and have blood work done and have them take a tissue sample in the same spot the lump was and have it tested. Good Luck!
3. They probably can test the blood to check for certain cancer indicators. I think the test would show if there was possibility for cancer, but more tests might still be needed. I have never had a dog with skin cancer, but I have had dogs with cancer. Chemo is generally much easier on a dog than it is for humans. My dogs were rarely sick from the chemo they received. I don't know if chemo would be an option for you, but chemo is a great therapy. It is expensive and that is the only real drawback.