I have a few questions regarding cancer eye. I have a 13 year old Hereford cow that has been with me since I was a child. This cow is of great importance to me and is a pet not a buisness. She has never been sick not even once since I got her when she was a year old. She is in amazing health with her teeth, body condition, and everything else. I noticed 4 days ago she had a wart like growth about 5 inces away from the inner corner of her eye closer to her nose. It was kinda long and stuck out. This growth was kinda sticking up out of the hair, again not on the eyeball or eyelid more towards the nose. It was kinda pink and fleshy looking but eventually turned black. In the 4 days since I noticed it the growth fell off. Being that she is a hereford cancer eye is always a concern. I led her up to the gate today and tied her head up, I then opened up her eye and saw a tiny brown looking dot on the eyeball itself. I have no experience with cancer eye and it was very hard for me to tell if the brown spot was raised like a growth or just coloring on the eye. The area was too tiny to be sure. It was just a tiny tiny dot. I plan on taking her to the vet sometime this week when I can secure a trailer since we dont have one at this time. In the meantime I was wanting to ask a few questions. First off I want to save this cow if it is cancer, like I said I love her and am not worried about anything else since this cow is not being bred or anything. She will be with me till she passes. What are the chances of her survival or her keeping the eye if it is cancer? This is something very recent and very small in size so I would assume its in its beginning stages. My friend who raises shorthorns has a solid white cow that had her eye removed several years ago and is doing just fine. That particular cow was in the later stages as well. I just would like some feedback on others experiences here as to what her chances will be. I am also curious as to the cost of treatment. Like most vets , he didnt want to answer alot of questions over the phone and would only tell me some of the pricing. I was told an exam is 38 dollars and to lacerate it and send it in for testing is a total of 200, so 250 about all together he said. My friend said her cow was 150 to remove the whole eye. What I dont know a price on is the removal of the growths. Being so small I dont think she needs to loose her whole eye. Does anyone know any kind of estimate for removing just the growths through burning or freezing them off? Sorry for the long post I am not even sure this is cancer just yet but would like to nip it in the bud now if it is.