Dog warts?

[mdt6002]

Yesterday, I noticed something on Brutus's lip, it looked like a cluster of warts, almost coliflower like.. pretty gross. I googled for a while, and Im pretty sure its warts, Ive read all over that theres nothing that can be done, and that hell just fight it off as his Immune system matures.. He has two on his tongue, some on his gums, and lip. They arent affecting his eating or drinking in any way so far....

Anyone ever dealt with this? Thanks

 

[Mongo]

I was going to suggest pimples, as dogs can get pimples on there muzzle from eating out of dirty food bowls, but once you said tongue and gums I have no idea. I would ask my vet to be sure that it isnt anything serious.

 

[Barb]

I found this info on a boxer forum when I googled your question:

www.boxerforums.com/post348768.html

It sounds to me like canine viral papilloma. It usually starts with one around the mouth then over time (one or two weeks), There will seem to be more. Some even get large and look like cauliflowers

They can be on the lips, gums, chin, the roof of the mouth, the back of the throat, even inside the mouth.

Generally even when biopsy's are done they are not cancerous growths.

With viral papilloma, even though they look bad they will grow & get/look worse for about 30 days from the onset and then go away in another 30 days. That is why 2 months is given as a general rule for them to go away (with no treatment at all).

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Hanna had a couple earlier this year. White, hard, grew up and out. Took her to the vet and that is what they said. Said it will heal on her own once immune system builds up, and common in pups. I then researched it further and started to supplement with echinacea. Then talked to a breeder who does alot of holstic practice. I then was told to try pepermint oil on the wart. I did that, and it went away in 2-3 weeks. The vet said it could take months.

 

[mdt6002]

Thanks for the info!
I think Im going to go with the no treatment thing, unless they get so bad they're affecting his health.

 

[adihed]

After taking my 1 year old dog Bella to see vet COPV was diagnosed. COPV is Canine Oral Papilloma Virus (aka Warts). An article was published (Turkey 2008) about the use of Azithromycin in dogs with the Papilloma virus. Azithromycin is not an antiviral drug and COPV is a virus so I was hesitant in using it to treat COPV, but after reading the study it seems that the drug may attack a bacterial infection that causes the virus to run rampant or it may actually have an effect on COPV. I decided to get a prescription filled and take that course. The dosage was as follows:
- 5mg per pound in a suspension (suspension is water based formula the vet can explain this to you)
- Bella is 3lbs so her dosage was 15mg per day orally using a syringe plunger (without the needle)
I gave her the Azithromycin every morning at around 9am with food. The study I read indicated they gave the dogs 10 days of medicine but I extended the run to 14 days because the virus hit her hard as a smaller dog. As you can see by the pictures by the 10th day I saw possible improvement and by the 12th day the Papillomas inside her mouth were gone and the larger one outside her mouth crusted up and I gave them a little tug and they ripped off. It was like pulling a loose tooth. It didn’t seem painful to Bella.
Pictures can be found here:
http://adihed.com/bella.html
I wrote this article because a lot of people are dealing with this issue of COPV for months with their dogs and this is a great way to heal your dog quickly. I actually had my vet pull the study that I based this treatment so I could read it and I found that ALL the dogs were cured within 15 days as Bella was. They also did the study using 17 breeds of dog so a wide spectrum was cured. The ones that were not on Azithromycin still had Papillomas after 2-3 months of follow up. As far as I can tell there is no reason not to use Azithromycin to cure your dog. I have read articles about the drug doing harm to the liver but in this short term I don’t see that being an issue. I also read that it does a little havoc to the stomach. Bella being a 3lb dog did fine. On day 4 I noticed she didn’t want to eat in the morning but that could have been for other reasons. So she was not affected negatively by the drug. I also gave it to her in the morning so she would eat and drink right after to rid herself of the taste of the drug and digest it as well. I also got her daily vitamins to take along with the drug every morning for the 14 days and I extended the run to 30 days. I did this to give a little boost to her immune system. The Vitamins were Pet Naturals Daily Best Soft Chews Dog Vitamins from PETCO.
I hope this article helps anybody out there who is dealing with COPV. I did my research and I am glad I found the study that cured my dog and I wanted to share it with anyone out there is search of answers. Don’t bother with the holistic stuff they are peddling on the internet. Just talk to your vet and get a prescription filled so you can have a healthy happy dog! If you have any questions feel free to email me at adihed@hotmail.com.

 

[YaYa]

I have something similar, well my 15week pitbull pup has some bumps or wart looking things on his chin but not in his mouth at all its just on the outside, but he has some on his body too and it seems to look like they itch I dont know what it could be but if you have the same problem or had and you have some advice on what to do tell me please!

 

[Sabrina]

I had a pit bull with papilloma virus...just like your pup...unfortunately not much you can do, but they didn't itch....you can file or pull them off if the dog lets you...they will bleed for a little while but my dog didnt mind it