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My dog has a pink bump on his snout. Is it a wart, acne, or serious?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 6 days old | 51 lbs

Scout has had this pink pimple/wart type thing on his snout for around 2 weeks now. Hasnt grown or shrunk. Thought it might be dog acne but wanted to make sure it was nothing serious.

3 Answers

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 24th, 2020

I would not be concerned about this. It looks to be either a papilloma wart or a histiocytoma (benign tumor) both of which are common in young dogs. Usually these things will go away on their own within 4 to 8 weeks. If it gets larger in that a time frame or by 8 weeks it has not gone away then he should see your vet. Hope this helps. Best wishes.!

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Answered By Jacqueline Nobles, DVM, DACVECC
Veterinarian, Board-Certified Emergency/Critical Care Specialist
Published on December 25th, 2016
It is difficult to say without seeing it. Best guess is a wart or cutaneous papilloma which is spread through direct contact with other dogs carrying the virus. If that is the case and it doesnt spread she will be fine. Make an appointment and have your vet take a look if it progresses.
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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on September 15th, 2018
This kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration).
Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors (very unlikely given the age).
Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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