Hey L'ers!
My six month old pup Rudy has a skin tag or something on his upper jowl. It
looks like a sea urchin made out of skin. Ideas or thoughts on what it is or
what could be the cause?
Thanks!
Lisa Stucke Toronto
Hi Lisa
Rudy's sea urchin is very probably an oral wart which is the result of the
canine papilloma virus. These oral warts are very common in young dogs and you
may find more of them appearing in the next little while.
Sisco contracted the virus when he was about 8 months old and had warts in
h
Hi Lisa,
Young dogs can get histiocytomas which are benign little growths usually
the size of a pea, they can resolve by themself or the vet can remove it.
If you are planning on neutering soon then that would be a good time to
have it removed.
Rose
Hi Lisa,
I am guessing that this is a Histiocytoma! Don't panic, is nothing to worry
about, a small benign tumour.
I had one pop up on Simmy last year and thankfully had mailed the list (even
put a pic up on a webpage so folks in the know could take a look!). This is
what Sam indeed had, small wa