Birdie had her appt with my old vet this past Wed. He said he would remove the growth for $5-$600.
HUGE difference from the Richmond referral (discount?) place of $2000 and up! Scheduled for Feb 13th.
Will add a recent picture in a little bit as a record of how big it's gotten.
More rain coming Sat & Sun. I don't remember this as a child (... who really pays attention to the weather then anyway?) but it seems to me that over the 5-7 years, that late Jan and all of Feb has become our wettest months with constant flips between hard freezes, quick thaws, lots of rain and maybe some snow.