My dog has a growing hard pink bump on its nose. Should I see a vet?

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Hello, my dog has a small bump on his nose that looks almost like a wart. It is hard, it doesn’t appear to have any liquid in it and it is slightly more pink than the rest of his skin. It appeared there a little over a week ago ‘out of nowhere’ we hoped it will go away but is hasn’t yet. It got slightly bigger in size from lentil size to small pea size during that time. Do you know what it might be? Should we go see our vet with this? I appreciate your time. Best regards, Dagmar G. Pet's info: Dog | Border Collie | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 10 months old | 44 lbs

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

Hi, and thanks for your question. This lump/bump/growth should be ideally examined by your local vet to have a diagnosis established. Your vet may want to perform an FNA (fine needle aspiration) or a biopsy to sample the bump and determine its underlying nature. Differentials would include skin cysts, infections, benign or more 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 growing hard pink bump on its nose. Should I see a vet?

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