[danniko]

So, I am back with another picture of Sophie's belly.

To start off, yes, she has a vet appointment for her vaccinations on Thursday so she will be seeing a vet this week regardless.

I just want to stop googling.

This started as a red bump about a week ago and I just figured it was a bite or something and would go away, but has gotten bigger and has this weird black dot pattern building around it.

I tried to squeeze/scratch/clean it off but it started to bother her so I stopped.

I think some of the black dots were starting to come out and the center looks like it was starting to come off, but she was not impressed so I just left it. I have a before the belly scratch and after picture to show.

The picture on the left is before and the picture on the right is after. On the before, you can see a small red dot on the lower prt of the picture - that is what this started out like.

I guess I am just wanting opinions? I am terrified she has some sort of cancer on her skin but am trying to remain calm. It is kind of yellow tinged and I guess I am hoping someone has seen something like this before. My husband is leaning toward a skin issue as opposed to a cancer issue, but I googled and compared images and am scared. I am hoping he is right but I am also wanting opinions to know if I should take her alone that day or if he should be there with me.

She has always had some of those black specks on her belly and she just had a bath - her white fur is stained yellow, unfortunately. I assure everyone, she is clean!