What is this grey lump on my dog's ear? Is it a tick or a growth?

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There's a weird grey ball on my dog's out ear and I can't tell if it's a pimple, a tumor, or a bug of some sort. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 9 years and 1 month old | 23 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

I can't tell based on the photo if there are potential legs there. Try to look at the base of this thing near where it is attached to the ear to see if you see many legs sticking out on the sides. if there are no legs, then this is a mass. I would then recommend having your vet take a look at this for further testing and possible surgical removal. If this is a tick, then proper removal of the tick should be done with hemostats through your vet or any other person who is trained in proper tick removal. I would then recommend a high quality flea/tick preventative such as Simparica, Bravecto, Nexgard or even over the counter Advantix can work in many pets. I hope that this leads you towards a proper diagnosis of this questionable lesion on Ramsey's ear. Best of luck moving forward. Take care.

What is this grey lump on my dog's ear? Is it a tick or a growth?

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