Bump on the side of my dog head and really worried about her eye.

My dog has this bump for a few years, it was small but got bigger. She doesn’t show any pain, discomfort or anything that involves that bump. And I don’t know what’s going on with her eye. There’s like a little hole and sometimes it bleeds. I haven’t took her to the vet, it’s so expensive but I really don’t know what to do. She’s a old dog, I forgot how old she is but I had her for a long time.

Hello - to be honest, I am concerned about this.  The most likely possibilities that I can think of are an infection (eg abscess) or (malignant or non malignant) cancer, although there may be some other possibilities eg myositis (inflammation of certain facial muscles).  Cancer is often non painful in itself, but can push on other things eg nerves or passageways of the ear, eye, nose or sinuses, causing a build-up of pressure and thereby secondary pain.  Dental disease should be considered.  I find it difficult to accept that this is not impinging on the patient's welfare and would therefore urge you to have the situation properly assessed in person, which is more fair and objective than me guessing from here.  Good questions include:  how would I know if my dog was in pain?  (It's often not as you'd think).  How can we assess her quality of life and where is it at, at the moment?  Is there treatment available to improve this?  - I hear that finances are an issue, as they are for most life decisions, even in Britain's NHS which users perceive to be 'free.'  Vets are more than used to adjusting to financial limitations in their work and ought not judge you on it.    'Accepting that we can't afford expensive tests, is there a way to inexpensively improve the quality of life and is that appropriate now?' is an important key question here.   Others include:   'Given financial limitations, do you think that her quality of life is currently acceptable?' 'If so, how will we know if that changes?' and 'what treatment might be involved in maintaining an acceptable level' is another.   Only by examining your dog properly and understanding the situation in front of them, can your vet help.  I don't know where you are or how restricted finances are, but charity vets or clinics may be an option.  In extremis, a painless option, if it turns out that treatment is necessary but not sustainable (again, depending on your vets' assessment of the situation / whether it is necessary) might even be euthanasia.