What is this strange sore on my dog's leg? (Pictures included.)?

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I have a 1 1/2 year old Labrador/Pit Bull mix named Onyx. She's a wonderful girl. She's a guard dog and she keeps all the little critters out of our yard. But last week, I noticed a small lump on her leg. Just a little bump, I assumed. But about 2 days after that, the lump was cut open and revealed an open sore. The swelling went down and it was just an open cut. Everyday I cleaned it with alcohol and bandaged it up. But now it has this black spot on it (there's no hair at all) and it's getting bigger each day. It's already bigger than my fingernail.
I've tried getting my parents to let me take her to a vet, but they keep saying that it's "Just a cut" and will heal in no time. Almost two weeks now and it's getting worse. Any ideas on what it could be? The pictures are below.

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Any help is greatly appreciated.
And please don't rip on me about it. I'm terrified and unfortunately I can't drive or anything like that to take her to the vet myself.

indago5 · Accepted Answer

I does look like it could be from a bb gun..do you feel any small objects under the skin around the area? Stop the alcohol...Could she of got tangled up in some fence outside? As pet owners you took the oath to care for that animal because it cant care for itself, call a cab, call a friend, call the vet and ask it they provide home visits, if it has gotten worse then its most likely an infection.Is she licking it, does it seem to bother her walking (does she limp).
Don't take what I say as being rude or anything, but the well being of your pet is your responsibility there is always away to get from point A(your home) to point B(the vets). 
I hope your pet comes out better for this in the long run. Good luck.

miaugh · Answer

Stop cleaning it with alcohol for starters.  That sore is infected, it could be from a bb or something else embedded there.  You're risking your dog's health by fooling around at home, it's obviously not going away. There is no other answer but to see a vet, the longer you wait the worse it's going to get.

bolo005 · Answer

As soon as you get a friend or someone who can take you I suggest you go this is not a bump this is an open wound and needs to be irregated and cleaned and I would bet anti-biotics

Good luck

Yeah right I know it almost looks like she's been shot with a BB or something

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