My dog has a small pink lip lump and gurgling, what should I do?

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My dog has a round tiny lump on her lips 3-5 mm in size and pink. It started 1 week ago while on holiday in Scotland. She just woke up making gurgling/coughing sounds which lasted 10 seconds. She was fine before and after that... Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 5 years and 4 months old | 13 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Although a picture of it would help me to provide a more specific answer, this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My dog has a small pink lip lump and gurgling, what should I do?

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