Although these spots themselves are harmless, if some of the spots are bigger than a 50 cent coin, then it could be due to Neurofibromatosis (NF), which is a genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes
abnormal cell growth of nerve
tissues or benign tumours to form on the nerves anywhere in the body at any time.
Although the veterinarian gave it her all in her efforts to repair the leg by cutting a still - visible seven - inch line deep into the muscle
tissue parallel to the femur with the intention of surgical intervention, upon further inspection and manipulation of the area, she determined the bone had already formed a callous along the fracture line and healed in a novel — read:
abnormal — shape, and it was in the terrified, forlorn, unsocialized, fear - reactive dog's best interest to merely stretch the bruised, swollen and contracted muscle as much as possible, stitch up the leg, wrap it in gauze and Coban, and safely confiscate and then place the dog with a local rescue organization until he would be ready for adoption into a loving, permanent home.)