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What is this pink bump on my dog's eyelid? Should I be concerned?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 95 lbs

I just noticed tonight that my dog has a small bump on his lower eyelid. It’s pimk and sort of looks like a pimple or stye of some sort. Any advice on whether I should be concerned or not would be great

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on November 26th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would continue to monitor it for now as this may just be an area of infection or inflammation. It could even be a growth though thankfully most of the eyelid growths in dogs are benign. I would continue to monitor it for now. If it goes away then great. However, if it does not go away and actually continues to grow, I recommend you have him evaluated by a veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to look into this further and see what seems more likely. Best of luck!

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on July 25th, 2016

    A bump on the lower eyelid could be a few different things. If it's on the skin of the eyelid itself, it is likely to be a benign tumor such as a meibomian gland adenoma - dogs get tumors in this area very frequently, but they are benign over 90% of the time so not normally a concern unless they are irritating the eye and causing redness or discharge - in this case, they can be surgically removed. If the bump is on the inside of the lower eyelid (the conjuctival surface), then it could be a plugged duct or a sty - these are more likely to cause eye irritation, so may need antibiotics or other medication to treat. If you would like to upload a photo of the bump, you're welcome to request a consultation so that we can look at it - based on the photo, I could give you a better idea of what the bump may be. This doesn't sound like something that's an emergency, but if it's causing any redness or irritation to the eye, I would recommend having it examined by a vet within the next few days to determine what type of treatment may be needed.

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    Answered By Amy S. Eutsey, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on June 16th, 2018

    Hello. This is likely to be a benign growth (Meibomian gland Adenoma) or a cyst (Meibomian gland cyst) originating from a tear gland. Your veterinarian can examine this and determine if it can possibly be lanced and emptied (cyst) or if it is a solid structure (growth), The only way to permanently get rid of this is to surgically remove it. If it gets large enough, it can cause irritation to the cornea and sometimes they become infected. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach

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    Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 23rd, 2018

    Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Based on your picture, I would suspect that what you are seeing is likely to be a cyst. We call these Meibomian gland cysts. These can become much larger and cause irritation to the eye so I usually recommend removing them when they are this small so that the surgery is not as invasive as it might be if the mass were triple in size. I would have a veterinarian examine Bruce so that the most appropriate treatment recommendation can be made. You could also just keep an eye on the mass and when it begins to increase in size have a vet take a look at it. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

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