My dog has a red, hard bump on his chest. Clean it or see a vet?

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Hi my dog has a bump on his chest right behind his right leg. I was wondering what this could be? It looked like there was pus coming out of it on his hair, but besides that just looks like a red bump, that's hard. Do I need to take him to the vet, or should it just go away on its own? Should I clean it? And I'm not sure how long it's been there, maybe a week or two. Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Male | neutered | 7 years and 4 months old | 80 lbs

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am sorry to hear about Tonka! It is hard to evaluate the bump based on this photo, as it is a little blurry and there is no way for us to know the size of what we are looking at. If the red area is large/very raised, like the size of a nickel or raised more than 1/4 cm then I would be more suspicious that we have a small tumor of the skin (we can have both benign and malignant skin tumors). If the area is smaller and not bothering him, you can try washing with a mild soap and applying a topical antibiotic like neosporin 2-3 times a day. If the lesions isn't resolving by the end of the week or if it is more mass-like as I described earlier, then a vet exam would be recommended.

My dog has a red, hard bump on his chest. Clean it or see a vet?

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