Hi my Silky terrier cross has lump in the belly top of his penis since one month ago. It’s little soft now. He seems fine and he eats and drink properly , but idk what is that ? Pet's info: Dog | Silky Terrier | Male

This looks like an umbilical hernia, quite common and usually not serious in dogs. It is usually recommended to repair it when general anesthetic is performed for castration. Anyway, generally speaking, 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 (if it is an hernia physical examination will be enough). 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). Other differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors (unlikely if Ichirou is under 5 years of 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.

Hi, Congratulation on the new addition to the family! so what I suspect from the description and also suspect from the pics I would say the puppy may have an umbilical hernia which is a common condition. I would suggest to take the puppy to first puppy check with a vet to confirm, the vet typically diagnoses umbilical hernias easily upon feeling the protrusion. In most cases the vet will follow up and monitor it till the hernia is corrected at the time of castration around 6 mo of age. Bear in mind that these hernias indicates a genetic predisposition to the condition that can be passed on through generations so the dog not meant for breeding anyway please have him castrated as soon as suggested by your vet.