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My dachshund has a bump that won't go away. Is it serious or not?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | spayed | 8 years and 5 months old | 13 lbs

About two weeks ago this bump popped up on my 9 year old mini dachshund. She has severe outdoor allergies and gets rashes and welts all the time that go away pretty quickly. This one isnt going away. ive checked and it’s not fatty or filled with pus or liquid. I just lost my job and am broke but love my baby so need to know if this is serious or not before spending money I don’t have at the vet.

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Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 18th, 2018

It doesn't appear to be serious, but unfortunately it's not possible to tell from just the picture. I would have to take a sample of it and look under the microscope to tell for sure. However, this bump looks more related to inflammation rather than something serious like skin cancer. This could simply be a boil. One thing that would help determine whether the bump is harmful or not is the amount of time it's been there. If it has been there for over a month and is growing, then I would be more suspicious of a tumor or cyst. If it has only been there a week or two, then I would give it some more time. For more information, I recommend you read the article at the link below. https://www.petcoach.co/article/lumps-and-bumps-on-your-pet/ For now, you can safely do some treatment at home in hopes of taking down the swelling. Make a salt water solution by adding a tsp. of salt to 2 cups of warm water. Soak a cloth in the water, then hold this over the bump for 15 minutes, while intermittently dipping the cloth in the warm water. Do this 3-4 times daily. I hope that helps and Lily gets better soon.

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