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What's this grey lump on my senior dog's face? Vet or home care?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 11 years and 3 months old

Hello my little 11 year old dog has a grey wart on her face I understand that this is not life threatening but she has a hard swelling under it does she need to see a vet or can I treat it. Thank you Kath

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 29th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Nusing from the picture, it appears as though she has a tick that is engorged on her face. It is hard to tell for sure because the puctures are slightly blurry but the shape and color has me thinking this is a tick. You can remove this but make sure to remove the head as well. There are videos on how to do this online. Also, you can have this looked at my a veterinarian to make absolute certain this is a tick before trying to remove it. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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