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My dog has a red bump under her eyelid that popped. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 60 lbs

My dog has a red bump under her eyelid. It did pop once now it’s back and bigger. What can I️ use for this to make it better?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

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Published on March 23rd, 2018

I am afraid that this red mass looks like a tumor or multicystic mass. This is definitely something that needs to be seen by a vet as it a) keeps your dog from closing his eye lid which can damage the eye to the point of losing vision (will dry out the cornea), and b), tumors can grow invasively, ie destroy the eye. Your vet will examine the mass, possibly take a little bit of tissue to examine under the microscope or send in to a pathology lab and then, depending on the findings, discuss treatment options, which could include removal of the mass alone (if possible), medication to remove it or make it shrink, or even removal of the eye. Please make an appointment with your veterinarian soon.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on March 11th, 2017

    This mass on Mishie Coste's eye could be a stye, a benign tumor, or a malignant tumor. You can try holding a wash cloth soaked in warm water to the mass to see if that helps encourage drainage. Do this for 5-10 minutes at a time a couple of times over the weekend. If this does not help with it, then I would have her seen by a vet on Monday to have this mass diagnosed and treated.

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