Skin Growth Not Healing After 5 Months
by Phi
(Thailand)
Reader Question
The vet just keeps cleaning the infected area. It's not getting any better. 5 months treatment, My dog is lethargic, doesn't move from one spot all day. I have to push his food under his chin for him to eat. He has a similar growth on his right back foot.
Answer from Our Team
A sore or growth that hasn't healed after months of cleaning, along with a similar growth on another foot and a dog who is lethargic and barely eating, needs a different approach. Please ask your vet for a biopsy of the growth, or ask for a referral.
Some skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma and some nail-bed tumors, can look like infected sores. A dog who won't get up or eat may also be in pain or have other illness, so please have him seen soon.
See skin cancer in dogs and lumps and bumps on dogs.
This is general information, not a diagnosis. Please follow your own vet's advice.
