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My dog has a painless abdominal bump. What is it? Can I mark it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My dog Zoe has a medium sized bump on her abdomen. What could this be and can I mark the size with crayola washable marker? The bump doesn't hurt her when I touch it and it appeared about seven days ago.

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 2nd, 2017

It could be an infection, cyst, or a mass. The best thing would be to have your vet take a look at it to determine the cause. Your vet can do a needle aspirate to diagnose and then determine if treatment is needed. Using a crayola marker to mark the size will not hurt her.

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