Strange growth on my Lily - Maltese Dogs Forum : Spoiled Maltese Forums

**aprilb** · 11-09-2012, 01:50 PM

I found a rather large, hard lump on my Lily today. It is on the skin near her mouth. I have never seen one like this before..it is hard and painless, but it has tiny little scabs all over it and it bleeds easily...I will take her to the vet but has anyone seen anything like this before?? I am concerned..Thanks..

**edelweiss** · 11-09-2012, 02:01 PM

It might be an abscessed tooth April, so ask the vet to be sure. That would be my first guess.

**Sylie** · 11-09-2012, 02:02 PM

Ru has had a small growth on her back for ages. I bleeds easily and gets scabby...it almost looks like a big wart. The vet didn't see any reason to remove it, but if Lily has the same thing, it could be irritated a lot because it is close to her mouth.

Try not to worry.

**Furbabies mom** · 11-09-2012, 02:13 PM

It sounds like a wart also, but my dog's were older when they got them. I hope everything is OK.

**Snowbody** · 11-09-2012, 02:17 PM

April - I have no idea. Can you post a photo of it? Hope it's nothing but definitely warrants a trip to the vet.

**mysugarbears** · 11-09-2012, 02:30 PM

I have no idea what it could be, but happy to hear that she's going to the vets. Let us know what the vet says.

**ckanen2n** · 11-09-2012, 03:33 PM

April, I hope it is nothing to worry about. Let us know what the vet says!

**LuvMyBoys** · 11-09-2012, 03:48 PM

Alvin had a place like that on his back too. It would get scabby too. The doctor wasn't concerned about it because it was on his back, said it was some kind of wart ( I can't remember exactly what he called it ). Like Sylvia said, being close to her mouth might make them want to do something about it though.

**aprilb** · 11-09-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by edelweiss

It might be an abscessed tooth April, so ask the vet to be sure. That would be my first guess.

She just had a dental, but I looked inside her mouth on that side and did not see any swelling. It seems to me that an abscess would be painful...and she is not in any discomfort.

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Originally Posted by Sylie

Ru has had a small growth on her back for ages. I bleeds easily and gets scabby...it almost looks like a big wart. The vet didn't see any reason to remove it, but if Lily has the same thing, it could be irritated a lot because it is close to her mouth.

Try not to worry.

Yes, what Lily has sounds similar..I remember you telling us about Ru..thanks, Sylvia.

UOTE=Furbabies mom;2081048]It sounds like a wart also, but my dog's were older when they got them. I hope everything is OK.[/QUOTE]Thanks..yes, she is only 3..I didn't know they could get warts.

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Originally Posted by Snowbody

April - I have no idea. Can you post a photo of it? Hope it's nothing but definitely warrants a trip to the vet.

Thanks, Sue..I will try to take a pic...

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Originally Posted by mysugarbears

I have no idea what it could be, but happy to hear that she's going to the vets. Let us know what the vet says.

Thanks, Debbie..I will let ya'll know.

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Originally Posted by ckanen2n

April, I hope it is nothing to worry about. Let us know what the vet says!

Me, too..but it does not bother her..

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Originally Posted by LuvMyBoys

Alvin had a place like that on his back too. It would get scabby too. The doctor wasn't concerned about it because it was on his back, said it was some kind of wart ( I can't remember exactly what he called it ). Like Sylvia said, being close to her mouth might make them want to do something about it though.

Thanks, Laura..a wart does not sound too bad..but I will get her looked at

**MalteseJane** · 11-09-2012, 04:45 PM

Alex had something like a lump on his bottom lip. The vet did not want to do a biopsy because he said it is very painful and at the age Alex was unlikely to be cancer. It never got bigger and did never bothered him. If you did not look for it, you could not see it.

11-09-2012, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
aprilb Maltese Guru Name: April Dog's Name: Rose, Lily, & Eva Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southeastern U.S. Posts: 5,047	Strange growth on my Lily I found a rather large, hard lump on my Lily today. It is on the skin near her mouth. I have never seen one like this before..it is hard and painless, but it has tiny little scabs all over it and it bleeds easily...I will take her to the vet but has anyone seen anything like this before?? I am concerned..Thanks.. __________________

11-09-2012, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
edelweiss Maltese Guru Name: sandi Dog's Name: Kitzel & Liesl Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,959	It might be an abscessed tooth April, so ask the vet to be sure. That would be my first guess. __________________ Qui me amat, amet et canem meum. (Who loves me will love my dog also.), - St. Bernard "Life without a maltese is like summer without ice-cream." - St. Edelweiss

11-09-2012, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sylie Maltese Guru Name: Sylvia Dog's Name: MiMi, Ray and RuRu Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Healdsburg, CA Posts: 6,385	Ru has had a small growth on her back for ages. I bleeds easily and gets scabby...it almost looks like a big wart. The vet didn't see any reason to remove it, but if Lily has the same thing, it could be irritated a lot because it is close to her mouth. Try not to worry. __________________ MiMi & Sylvie

11-09-2012, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Furbabies mom Maltese Guru Name: Deborah Dog's Name: Laurel (maltese), Dewey, Violet and Hardy and Dewey Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 8,566	It sounds like a wart also, but my dog's were older when they got them. I hope everything is OK. __________________ Deborah and my Fluffs, Laurel, Violet , Hardy and Dewey!

11-09-2012, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Snowbody Maltese Guru Name: Susan Dog's Name: Tyler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 18,325	April - I have no idea. Can you post a photo of it? Hope it's nothing but definitely warrants a trip to the vet. __________________

11-09-2012, 02:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
mysugarbears Maltese Guru Name: Debbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fluffville USA Posts: 8,010	I have no idea what it could be, but happy to hear that she's going to the vets. Let us know what the vet says. __________________

11-09-2012, 03:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
ckanen2n Maltese Guru Name: Carole Dog's Name: Giovanni & Manny-Guiseppe Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,010	April, I hope it is nothing to worry about. Let us know what the vet says! __________________ Carole, Giovanni & Manny :wub

11-09-2012, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
LuvMyBoys Super Moderator Name: Laura Dog's Name: Jasper&Dusty; Alvin,Winston&Angel waiting at the Bridge Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,341	Alvin had a place like that on his back too. It would get scabby too. The doctor wasn't concerned about it because it was on his back, said it was some kind of wart ( I can't remember exactly what he called it ). Like Sylvia said, being close to her mouth might make them want to do something about it though. __________________

11-09-2012, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
MalteseJane Maltese Guru Name: Janine Dog's Name: Charlie & Alex at Rainbow Bridge Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Buckeye, Arizona Posts: 7,481	Alex had something like a lump on his bottom lip. The vet did not want to do a biopsy because he said it is very painful and at the age Alex was unlikely to be cancer. It never got bigger and did never bothered him. If you did not look for it, you could not see it. __________________

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