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My dog has a hard lump in her mouth. Is it cancer or a tooth problem?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | unspayed | 10 years and 9 months old | 65 lbs

My dog has a hard big lump inside her mouth on the left side on the picture you can see it. Is this cancer? Or tooth issue?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on January 15th, 2020

That looks like a mass. Sometimes these are benign and sometimes they are not. Eva needs to have this mass removed to be tested but she likely cannot chew normally because this mass is growing over her teeth. Make an appointment. I hope this helps.

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