Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | 11 years old | 10 lbs
My dog a a big white transparent ball on his ear is that a tumor? If not what is it?
1 Answer
Published on December 27th, 2017
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Thanks for the pictures! I see these commonly around the ears and neck. They tend to be benign cysts. They are clear because there is fluid in them. You can have the cyst drained but they tend to fill back up. You can discuss removing it with your Vet, if the cyst is smaller than 8 mm maybe they can remove it with lidocaine. I hope this helps and I wish Toby the best!
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