What is this in my dog's mouth?

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Sorry, terrible photos. It's almost like she didn't enjoy me taking photos of the inside of her mouth!

My dog has a raised, circular growth on the inside of her top lip. It looks quite textured.

Photos show as best as I can capture.

I'll book into vets first thing on Monday but if anyone can put my mind at ease just now, or just give any of their own experiences, I'd be very grateful.

Is it a soft fleshy lump? If so my cat has similar.

With our cat the vet believes it is a benign tumor. It's quite small and she's in perfectly good health so for the last couple of years we have just monitored it. It has stayed the same size and doesn't seem to bother her. The vet advised that rather than the risk of a GA and operation. The thing would probably grow back if removed anyway. It is horrible and ugly though.

I would get it checked by your vet though. Hopefully it isn't anything to be too concerned about.

My dog had Epulis which looked more like an over growth of gum but is a benign tumour of the mouth.

Google it and see if it looks similar.

Unfortunately nobody can give you a set answer - lumps can look nasty and be benign, or look like something minor and be cancerous.

Tumour

could be cancerous and could be benign. Only a vet could confirm this though.

Same here. We had it removed as it was interfering with eating but it can grow back (especially in our case as they couldn't get all of it out). The type was only confirmed after it was removed and sent off for analysis.

With any lumps it's best to get them seen by a vet.

Is it in a young dog? If so, my best guess would be a viral wart. THe classic description of them is 'cauliflowerlike texture'. They're common in young dogs, they typically get more than one, and they self-resolve as the dog's immune system works out what to do.

Disclaimer: I am not a vet. I am a random stranger on the internet. See your vet next week to confirm. But, if it does match that description, then don't panic in the interim.

Yes, she's just turned one

I've since done some some googling and it looks very much like this.

Will still take to the vet to confirm, but am relieved it looks like nothing too sinister.

It looks like it could be a papilloma.
Mine had one on his chin, I don't have a photo any more but it looked like a cauliflower.

DDog wasn't allowed at daycare while he had it as they are highly contagious but they're not serious for young healthy dogs. They can get infected though and can be serious for older or poorly dogs.