![]() :P Warts caused by the Papilloma Virus can spontaneously regress in time Thankfully, ‘the papilloma warts themselves do not pose any significant danger to the infected dog,’ said Roger Welton, DVM on his post Papilloma Virus/Warts in Dog and Puppies.īasically they are just ugly, but not life threatening. There is a 1-2 month incubation period where a contagious dog at a dog run or a daycare or even at dog grooming can show zero outward signs during that time. In general, there seems to be little prevention measures we can take when it comes to viral papillomas. But since we didn’t know it was a viral papilloma until we had it surgically removed for biopsy, we didn’t do that. Since Donna with her solitary lump on the leg was contagious to other dogs, I think we should have kept Donna away from other dogs at the point where we discovered it. “ A dog with warts is extremely contagious (to puppies less than 2 and older dogs with lower immunity),” according to Blue Cross Animal Hospital on their article on the Canine Papilloma Virus. A dog with warts is contagious to dogs with weaker immunity Any of these situations could have exposed her to this virus. During this timeframe, she visited the daycare, went on walks, met unfamiliar dogs at the beach and even went to the groomer. This canine virus cannot spread to humans and cats, so no worries there.Īccording to Roger Welton, DVM, “Incubation from the time of infection to the development of papilloma warts is 1-2 months.” Since I first found the lump on Donna on 10th Jan 2017, this could mean Donna already came into contact with the virus as early as in November 2016. So Donna likely got it when another dog came into contact within the inside of her hind leg. The canine papilloma virus is contagious and spreads through contact with other dogs. Instead, she recommended a surgical biopsy to find out what it was.īut an older dog like Donna can get a viral papilloma if she doesn’t have immunity to this virus. So because of these factors, our vet did not immediately identify the lump as likely to be a viral papilloma. The lump was on the inside of her hind leg and not around her muzzle or in her mouth where they are more commonly found. The lump looked like a black nob or mole, unlike a cauliflower. Senior dogs can have lower immunity to the canine papillomavirus, but it is not so common as for puppiesĭonna’s case is perhaps not so common since she is close to 8 years when she got the lump. On the left, it has an appearance that is closer to the flesh-coloured cauliflower appearence compared to the darker lump on the right. The lump or wart or viral papilloma that was on Donna. This is the picture I took of her lump while we were waiting for our turn at the vet. We waited for quite a while at the vet and Donna had fun checking out the other dogs there. When the lump started looking a little rough and bumpy, I decided I needed to consult the vet again just to put my mind at ease. A lump that was worrying the dogĭays passed and I checked the lump every now and then. I worried if it was getting bigger? Was it causing the dog any discomfort because I can see her licking it at times. Depending on what the lump is, we will of course experience varying levels of worry for the dog.īut without a diagnosis from the vet, I only knew at that point that Donna had a lump. The last is the most common skin cancer in dogs, according to. ‘These lumps are usually soft and unattached to the underlying tissue and benign.’ However, she also wrote that ‘these lumps must be closely monitored as they can occasionally become cancerous’.Ī lump can also turn out to be a cyst, wart, abscess or a mast cell tumour. ![]() Retriever dogs are more susceptible to lipomas or fatty lumps.
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