| A dog I bred had malignant melanoma; a growth in his mouth. My understanding is that when it appears in the mouth it's already elsewhere in the body. There are also what are referred to as *hairy melanomas* - on the hairy part of the dog's body. These are almost always benign. However, a 12-year-old dog with cancer is not unusual. We could debate forever on whether large & medium/large dogs should live longer than they do, but 12 is on the outside range of age for a Rottweiler today. At that age they usually have age-related health problems of some sort. Of course, I realilze this is no consolation to you and your dog. Did you vet mention the age of the other Rotts he's seen lately with melanoma?
Nancy
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