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My dog has a painful boil-like growth on his tail. Should I see a vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Husky | Male | unneutered | 16 years and 1 month old

My dog has a big boil like growth on his tail. Doesn't want me to touch it . How do I treat it

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 4th, 2017

This very large growth needs to be checked and analysed as there are many conditions and types of tumors that could look like that. take Demon to the vet, they will perform a fine needle aspiration on the growth and send it to the lab for analysis. when the result comes, the vet will advise what needs to be done according to the diagnosis.

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