My dog has a painful lump between his paw pads. Is it dangerous?

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My dog has pain on his pad of rear paw..due to appearance of small eruption of mass right under his paw between the pads.... Is it dangerous and how should it be treated and what medicine he must be provided with.?? Pet's info: Dog | Doberman Pinscher | Male | 9 years and 3 months old

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

This lump/growth should be ideally examined by your veterinarian to have a definitive diagnosis. Your vet will examine it and possibly perform with an FNA (fine needle aspiration) or a biopsy. Differentials would include skin cyst, infections or benign or malignant type of tumors. 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. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

My dog has a painful lump between his paw pads. Is it dangerous?

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