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My female dog has a vaginal bump. Is it herpes or something else?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Female | 1 year and 3 months old | 65 lbs

I'm concerned that my female dog has canine herpes she has this bump on her vagina for weeks that at first looked like a pimple but now it looks like something else I'm not sure what it is can you help please. Thank you

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Answered By Emily, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 13th, 2017

While there are some cancers/infections and reproductive tract usually herpes is not one of them for dogs. I would recommend your veterinarian take a look this may be a simple bacterial infection but it could also be other types of tumor/masses that need to be removed.

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