# Canine Health question: Bump on Dog's Muzzle
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 28, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243 "2003-09-28T02:16:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/1 "2003-09-28T02:16:34Z")
My pet pooch has a very small lump, (maybe a cm in diam), on the top of his muzzle. I noticed it a couple of days ago. He chases flying bugs and I guessed that he’d gotten bitten or stung. He doesn’t act as if it’s particularly sensitive- he’ll let me touch it. Yesterday, it, ( the bump), lost it’s hair. Today, it appears to have grown some to it’s current size, (1cm diam).
His activity level and appetite seem unaffected. His behavior is normal. I don’t have an appropriate thermometer to check his temp.
Any guesses? A wart?
I’m taking him to the vet to have it checked out. However, the question is do I borrow money and take him Mon or can I wait until Wed, payday?
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### Author:  [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/2 "2003-09-28T02:19:13Z")
If the swelling doesn’t progress and he doesn’t have any difficulty breathing, he should be fine till Wednesday. If he’s having an allergic reaction, though, he may be all better before payday.
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/3 "2003-09-28T02:31:46Z")
I think you mean “snout”? The muzzle is what the vet puts over the dog’s snout to avoid being bitten. (Could it have a second meaning?)
My yellow lab lived a full life with a pink bump on the side of his snout. I think he got it when attacked by a loose dog terrorising our neighborhood (owned by a cop, of all people! :rolleyes:) It never changed color nor grew in size. The vet did not seem concerned as long as no changes were noted.
So, there’s a chance it may be nothing to worry about.
- Jinx
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### Author:  [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/4 "2003-09-28T16:08:23Z")
Well, he seems fine. I’ll probably just wait til Wed. Unless, of course a vet or vet tech chime in and say otherwise.
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### Author:  [@gcarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gcarroll)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/5 "2003-09-28T16:51:06Z")
Muzzle:
1. The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.
2. A leather or wire restraining appliance that, when fitted over an animal’s snout, prevents biting and eating.
3. The forward, discharging end of the barrel of a firearm.
He used muzzle correctly, though ‘snout’ means much the same thing in this case.
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### Author:  [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-health-question-bump-on-dogs-muzzle/204243/6 "2003-09-28T16:57:00Z")
Well, I almost said nose. But I was afraid that’d give the impression that I was talking about the cool wet black thing with breathing holes in it.