A wide variety of skin lumps, bumps, and tags are encountered in dogs, especially as they age. They can arise from many different cells or structures in the skin like the oil glands and hair follicles ...

Small lumps and bumps on your dog can be cancerous, which is why early detection of cancer is key. Credit: Braastad family photo My dog has a lump or bump on its skin! Many clients come in with this ...

Most of our animals love a good petting, and it is often during these instances that we discover a lump or bump that we may have not noticed before. It is common for pets to develop skin growths as ...

You’re in the middle of petting or brushing your dog, when suddenly you feel an odd lump that wasn’t there a couple of days ago. Immediately, your mind goes to the worst possible explanation: cancer.

Dear Dr. Jorden: My dog is 9 years old and has started getting hard, marble-sized lumps under the skin. Some have ruptured. My vet says they are sebaceous cyst. Why have they suddenly started growing ...

As pets age, owners may start to notice lumps, bumps or skin growths. Some are visible, but some can be under the skin. While new growths might be easy to see on a short-haired breed, they may not be ...

Between going on walks, running to the door, and jumping on the couch, many dogs spend most of their day on their feet. But when a dog's routine suddenly slows down, owners might not realize that the ...

Between going on walks, running to the door, and jumping on the couch, many dogs spend most of their day on their feet. But when a dog’s routine suddenly slows down, owners might not realize that the ...

As our small cockapoo mix dog has gotten older, all sorts of skin growths have started to appear, but the ones that have freaked me out the most are the ones that burst periodically. Our vet calls ...

A lipoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor of fat in middle-aged or older dogs. Lipomas can grow anywhere on the dog's body, even inside their abdomen. But the most common growth is under their skin ...