hyr asked:
Hi, for the past few months I noticed my 5 year old Vizsla dog has a dark spot on his iris in one eye. It’s like a dot of darker color. It doesn’t seem to bother him. I will get it checked by the vet soon, but has anybody else ever seen this? What could it be? I think it might have gotten slightly larger recently.
I haven’t seen this in person, but have come across it in my research online. I adopted a cat with two different-colored eyes and the vet was concerned about one of them. This can be a form of cancer. I’d get him in sooner rather than later for a diagnosis. If it is cancer, time is important for treatment.
Another possible cause could be trauma – if he got hit in the head with a ball or ran into the corner of the wall, for instance.
Please take him to the vet for evaluation. It could be nothing at all, but it could also be a cancerous or benign growth/cyst.
I’ve seen dark spots in the iris before and often they’re just ‘freckles’. But if he didn’t have it from puppyhood/young adult, and it may be growing, it should be checked out as soon as possible.
Good Luck!
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