Bump on Bottom of Paw

[7121548]

It wasn't too long ago that I posted about a bump in between Dozer's toes, which turned out to be an interdigital cyst that eventually went away after treating it with epsom salt. Now he has a larger bump on the bottom of his paw, not on the paw pad, but on the skin next to the paw pad. It doesn't seem to be causing him any pain and he's walking normally, and he's not licking or biting his paws. Is this a similar cyst that will go away on its own or with home treatment, or one that I should have the vet look at? I tried googling pictures, but couldn't really find anything quite the same. I'm wondering if anyone has seen something similar? Thank you!!!

 

[Hector]

Oh ew. I would take him to the vet.

 

[Boxergirl]

I always suggest having a vet take a look, but that looks like another cyst to me. Leo used to get them on all areas of his foot pads, not just between the toes. It was always worse for him in the fall and in the spring when it tended to be wet and allergies acted up.

 

[7121548]

Thank you for your input! It looks much like the interdigital cyst he had, but larger, which is what concerns me. I'll get him to the vet this week.

 

[Boxergirl]

Leo had some really large ones. They'd look very ugly after they opened up, but then healed pretty quickly after all the nasty stuff was released. The hardest part with Leo was that he licked them because they hurt. I had to make him wear a sock in the house. It was very undignified.

 

[Jakesmum]

I agree with all the other posts, looks very similar to Jakes. He recently had one on each of his back heels, they have both opened on their own and healed quite well. They get really bad during spring and fall when his allergies are acting up and then when it snows any of the little cysts or lesions he has on his pads get cut open by the snow crystals and then my backyard looks like a horror movie.
I hope Dozer heals up quickly and this doesn't become a never ending problem for you.

 

[7121548]

Thank you for your help and for looking at the gross pictures. The bumps have shown up only in the past few months, and he's never had any before that I know of. I will really have to figure out what is causing it, or if he has some kind of allergy I'm unaware of. I just start worrying when I see any kind of bump, thinking it's cancer or something else bad. I think I'll bring him to the vet anyway just to make sure it's nothing serious.