bumps on face

[luyC]

I'm babysitting my sister in laws pup; she 6mths rottie; i had her since monday and will be picked up friday..........she fine in my house with my 8mth no problems at all but i had a question which i had brought it up with my sister in law just now and thought i would see if anybody here can help....

she has these bumps on the lower part of her jaw/chin? its not on her bottom lip but below the chin area and i am really wondering what it is? virus? infection? or even allergic reaction?

i toke some pics........my sister in law told me to go ahead take her to the vet tonight to see what is going on but just wanted to know if i could get any responses before than

can my pup catch this??????????


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[Bear's mommy]

Does she eat or drink out of a plastic bowl? If so, it could be an allergy to the plastic. Mine had that happen to his mouth/chin and when we quit using plastic, it went away. I'd still check with the vet to make sure.

[Lola B Marie]

Lola had these bumps all over the bottom of her chin on and off for the first year of her life. Vet checked and said it was puppy acne and suggested Stridex medicated pads. He said they would respond the same way teenage acne did. The cleaner her face, the smaller the outbreak. She never drank from plastic so we never knew how she got them. They went away for good after she was spayed. She also never got them when she swam and was in the pool with the chemicals. It was very smart to post a picture. Looks exactly like Lola's face when she was that age.

[pazzo]

My Rotti Nico had these when he was 2. I rushed into the vet nervous snd he said "Has this dog been under any stress lately?" and here it was acne brought on by stress! Who would think dogs can have a break out!

We had just left him with the family (house in which he grew up in) while we went on our honeymoon! We NEVER left Nico again!......and the acne never came back!

[aprillovesherdogs]

I think everyone is right. My Ansel had those as a pup. He is now 10 1/2 years and I never saw them again. As for stress related bumps, my sister had a boxer that would break out in the ugliest hives whenever she didn't go on a trip with them. The minute the suitcases came out, the hives started. She would look like she had rolled in brown grapes. Benedryl did the trick for her.

But, a vet check is always a good idea.

[moz205]

My guy got this also when he was a little younger- he's almost 2 now. I stopped using a plastic bowl, switched to stainless steel and wash it thoroughly daily, hot water and detergent. All signs of his lumps disappeared and haven't returned since. They actually cleared up in a few days.

[Nishasmom]

Nisha had weird growths on her toes; basically warts !! I forget the name of the virus, but it went away in like a month (by itself).

The vet told me it is most common in young dogs. Also, it is more common for them to have them on the face; she showed me a photo and it looked exactly like your dogs face. I will do some research to find out what the name of the virus is.

Found it ; Nisha had canine papilloma virus AND histiocytomas

Canine Viral Papillomas
Histiocytoma in Dogs

I couldn't find a pic like the vet had, but it really did look quite similar. I would still take her to the vet though!

[caseygina]

I can't open the pictures because I am at work-stupid systems!! our Riley had the same thing when she was a puppy-little bumps on her chin-it turned out she was allergic to plastic!! she was eating and drinking out of a plastic food bowl. we took her to the vet and it was allergies-i remember laughing at the time, thinking, she's going through puberty. we switched to stainless steel bowls and the bumps went away and never returned-that was almost 8 years ago. still check with the vet, but that is what it was for Riley.