My puppy has a lump near its anus. Is it a hemorrhoid or a prolapse?

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is there a way to treat a puppy with a hemmroid at home? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 8 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor Trixie! Dogs don't really get hemorrhoids like people do, so I'm not quite sure what problem you might be describing. Puppies can get something called a rectal prolapse, which means that the rectal tissue turns inside out and protrudes from the anus - if this is what you are seeing, I'm afraid that she really needs to see a vet right away. The protruding rectal tissue will need to be manually replaced under sedation, and a purse string suture is usually placed in the rectum to keep it in place. Delaying treatment for this problem can result in the protruding tissue drying out and becoming necrotic, which would then require extensive surgery or even euthanasia - so it would be best to take her to the vet right away to have this treated.

My puppy has a lump near its anus. Is it a hemorrhoid or a prolapse?

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