Several hound species are prone to these non-cancerous growths on their heads as they get older. Our old girl has one that she cannot stop scratching with her paw, causing it to bleed and get infected over and over again. It produces one of the worst smells I think I've ever been around.

The normal vet wants $800 bones to put her under and take it off surgically. The money is an issue as is the dog's age (at least 12) so looking for an alternative. Am calling around a lot tomorrow to see if I can find one, but any recs early on would be appreciated.

Cryo surgery sounds like it costs more than $800, just by name alone.

It doesn't. It's just a fancy term for using liquid nitrogen to freeze something off the skin rather than putting the animal under anathesia, which is expensive and becomes more of a risk as the animal ages. I had this thing frozen off my foot after getting spiked playing HS baseball in the 70s. Not sure why it took so long to make it available for animals.

Uh I saw this one already. No thanks!

Ask on the outdoor board. There are several Houston area vets on there and I think one of them is based in Cypress

Try Dr Keadle

https://www.longenbaughvet.com/

Thanks for the updates. We're trying a place in Waller county this week but if it's a no-go I'll try these suggestions.