My puppy has a lump on his muzzle. Is it urgent or can it wait?

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Hi, I found this lump on my puppy’s muzzle. We have another dog and I’ve never seen anything like this before. Both dogs are booked in for a check up and immunisations a week tomorrow so I was just wondering if it can wait until then or if it needs to be seen sooner. Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 15 days old | 2.5 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This looks like it could be a small abscess like lesion or a focal infection. Either way, this is likely to resolve with local treatment if the infection is confirmed. I think it would be ok to wait until next week as long as it starts resolving and healing on its own as sometimes these do resolve again if that is what it is. If this continues to worsen or progresses or it is not healing, it would be indicated to have him seen sooner. Good luck and best wishes!

My puppy has a lump on his muzzle. Is it urgent or can it wait?

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