I don't know how many people know about this, but over the last month, Gryffin has had a bit of a problem. In mid-September, he developed these bumps on his lips. Oddly enough it is only on one side of his mouth but they are on the top and bottom. They are somewhat large and there are only about 5 or 6 of them but they look like mini-cauliflowers. We looked them up and they were almost identical to a description we found online of something called Canine Viral Papilloma. From what we understand, it's something that is common in puppies or dogs with deficient immune systems, and since Gryffin is only 10 months old, that fits. It says that they last between a couple weeks to several months. So up until this week we just let him deal with them and figured they'd go away.
Well as of this week, they havent "gone away", in fact none of them have gotten smaller but then again, none of them have gotten bigger. I guess I'll post a picture of them.
Gryffin with his lip up:
Back when we first got Gryffin, Daisy had these 3 extremely small white bumps in her mouth and we figured they were really small cold sores that dogs get. They also disappeared in a matter of a week or two. The Vet said that's probably how Gryffin got the bumps in his mouth and seeing as he is young and we just got him from a rescue, his immune system was bad enough that he was vulnerable to getting it. Every dog gets the bumps in different ways, it just depends on the dog. Daisy's were tiny and white, and Gryffins are huge cauliflowers and are black.
For anyone who is going to see him in the next couple months, here are a few facts to quell your fears:
- To be infected, the dog needs to have a deficient immune system or be a young puppy.
- There is no treatment other than time and the development of the dog, they go away on their own.
- Humans can't get it.
- Typically, it takes 1 to 5 months for papillomas to disappear.
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