Lump on right ear

As I've posted, Mark found a lump on Mia's right ear on Tuesday, and it looked about the size of a pea... so yesterday I called the vet for an appointment to get it checked. We went this afternoon and the vet shaved the hair on Mia's ear and the thing is about the size of a quarter (but like a ball/sphere).

The vet said it's really a mass of tissue and not an infection or cyst. She recommends we get rid of it asap because on the ear there isn't much skin to pull back to seal... Even now she said she might have an indendation after removal of this lump.

They're going to remove it on Monday. They'll also test to see if it's benign or malignant. I really hope it's benign. I'm sooo sad and worried

Mia seems normal and has the same energy level. It's a good thing my hubby loves rubbing her ears (and Mia loves it too) because he noticed it pretty much right away... We know for sure it hasn't been there for weeks.

Anyways, here's a picture of what it looks like now with the shaved hair.



(Oh, and she got weighed at the vet and she's at 54.5 lbs)