Bump on puppy’s eye

Hello! A few weeks ago a little red bump appeared on my puppy’s eye. In 3-4 days it had grown pretty big and then the growth stopped. It doesn’t seem that it bothers him at all. He is as energetic as before and eats well. Today we went to the vet and he said that he doesn’t know exactly what it is, and prescribed anti-inflammatory and anti-histamine tablets. Puppy has to take it for 7 days and then we should come to the vet again and see if the bump will shrink. If it doesn’t the vet said we should remove it surgically and do the biopsy. What do you think about the prescription and our situation in a whole? Having some doubts that taking anti inflammatory pills orally can be that effective in our case, tbh I’m afraid it could do more harm than good, I mean his liver is still developing and this medicine is not the healthiest thing ever. So is it really worth it, what do you think? Also what do you guys think this pimple on his eye is? I understand it’s hard to tell just from the photos, but still would be glad to hear your opinions. 

I think that your vet is right.   I have seen cancers looking like this.  I have seen inflammatory responses looking like this and even inflammatory reactions to parasites.   There is no way to tell from the outside which is which- one sort of lump, a histiocytoma, will disappear on its own accord in a few weeks.   Some of the inflammatory options may respond, at least in part, to anti-inflammatory meds.   MTF

It sounds as though your vet has opted to give the lump a chance to respond to NSAIDs before suggesting anything more radical eg removal or biopsy, which can be intricate so close to the eye and might even reshape the eye but which - in some circumstances - can be essential.  No drug is 100% safe but NSAIDs are very common, with well-established rules about their usage that your vet ought to know back to front, in order to making dosing as safe as possible.  I wouldn't always expect NSAIDs to make a lump vanish;  this may not be your vets' goal. Sometimes even reducing inflammation can make a lesion smaller and easier to remove.  If a lump near to an eyelash might be related to demodex, treating for Demodex may prove useful.  If your vet is in any doubt, they might decide to refer / speak to their lab pathologist before biopsying; when I was last in practice, I used to find speaking to the pathologist before taking a biopsy could yield a mine of useful information.   In short then, this is not an easy decision and you will be relying in some part on your vets (and perhaps their pathologist's)  subjective judgement.  Your vet has had a much better look at this lump than I have, so their opinion is likely more to the point than mine.