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My dog has a nose ulcer that's growing. Is it cancer or normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | West Highland White Terrier | Female | unspayed | 6 years and 7 months old | 20 lbs

Hey, I have a 5 year old terrier that has a ulcer on the corner of her nose and it keeps getting bigger. Could it be cancer? Or is it normal? I have never seen this on a dog before.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 3rd, 2018

It's definitely not normal, it could be cancer but it could be many other things such as an autoimmune disease or infection, i strongly recommend taking her to the vet ASAP in order to get it checked and treated.

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