Robert G. asked

🐕  Dog Health

Our dog, Buddy, a 13-year-old Schnoodle, has a bump/growth on the soft outer part of his mouth that looks like an engorged tick but cannot be pulled off. We noticed it tonight, but our son mentioned it has been there for a couple of months. The dog has been to the vet recently for surgery and the growth was not mentioned. Is this a skin tag, something we should take him to the vet for, or possibly a tick embedded below the skin?

June 7th, 2024

Amanda S. answered

The growth on Buddy's mouth appears to be a hematoma secondary to trauma, which is a collection of b...

June 7th, 2024

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