My dog has a painful red bump on sensitive skin. What should I do?

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My dog has a red bump on his skin that’s irritating him. It’s in a location where the area and skin is sensitive so it’s making him very uncomfortable and feeling painful. What should I do about it? Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund miniature | Male | neutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 11 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Buster collar may be useful as well to avoid any licking. Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors (unlikely given the age). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My dog has a painful red bump on sensitive skin. What should I do?

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