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When can my puppy with a contagious wart return to doggie daycare?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 9 months and 11 days old | 78 lbs

Our puppy has a confirmed wart. It's contagious and not allowed back to doggie daycare until it's not contagious. How long does these type of contagious warts last until they are not contagious?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on September 23rd, 2017

Warts in puppies are typically caused by the papilloma virus, and can regress and go away on their own in about a month or two. Teddy should be kept away from other dogs until the wart has regressed. If it doesn't regress in a month or two, or you can't afford to wait that long to return him to doggy daycare, I would speak to your vet about seeing if it can be removed or if medications can be used to get rid of it. I hope this helps!

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Our 9 month old puppy does have a confirmed puppy wart on the outside of his chin and has no inside mouth warts. It was frozen at the vet and now it has fallen off. How long do we have to wait until we can bring him back to doggie daycare?
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! You would have to wait a few months before reintroducing him to other dogs to ensure that he is not going to develop more as these can be easily transmitted to other dogs. I recommend that you have him evaluated by your veterinarian in a few months to ensure that no further lesions are seen before you reintroduce him to other dogs. Usually, this happens in younger dogs as their immune system gets stronger and it takes care of this in their system. Good luck and have a good day!
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Hello. If things have remained quiet, then it is not necessary to remove the wart. This would only be necessary if he somehow injured it, or it does show evidence of change. The reason we do not recommend removing the benign ones is the underlying cause is a virus, & if you remove one wart, another can pop up later on. Not that removal will cause this, but just because the virus is there. So, if you wish to remove it because of cosmetic reasons, that is absolutely fine, otherwise, if it remains static, you can safely leave it be. Thanks for contacting Boop by Petco.
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