Yuck...But Dog Warts

abasket
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:54:35 +0000

FIrst things first: I did have my vet look at our pups wart earlier this summer. Pup is at least 10 and vet said that it’s just an old age wart and he was not at all concerned about malignancy. He in fact did a cell sample of this and one other spot just to be sure.

Anyway, vet said it’s not harmful just might get annoying if pup irritates it - and in fact, we do catch him licking at it here and there and occasionally there will be a tad of blood. The spot is exposed (without fur). Vet said I could use human things on it - like neosporin - which I have been trying to use a bit more regularly the last day - and will continue for a bit.

Vet said he could remove it if we wanted…I kind of hate to put him through that…and I did read that sometimes removing one encourages other warts to grow (???). I have been seeing Vitamin E mentioned several places as something to apply a few times a day for a few weeks to improve the site.

So…anyone with experience with this condition? If you’ve tried VIt E - what strength? Or any other suggestions? Or has your pup had a wart removed??

I promise you our pup is perfectly adorable - except for this darn wart!! (he’s a corgii -beagle mix).