Lump on my Dogs Paw Pad

Can anyone tell me what this could be and how I can treat it at home, if possible? It doesn't seem to affect him, just noticed today. I am unable to get an appointment at my vets over the weekend as its emergency appointments only. Don't want my boy to be in pain over the weekend.

Hello! Possibilities for any lump include cancer (often non painful), hyperplasia, polyp, foreign body reaction (an eg of inflammation - often painful), lick damage, allergy, eosinophilic reaction and infection.  If you type 'lump' into our blog search bar, you wil find much information to speculate over. A simple history and prod in a consult will not always tell you what the lump is (in fact, I'm afraid it's more likely not to) so your vet may wish to sample a few cells, depending on their findings and suspicions / the pets' situation. If a lump is getting progressively worse on a faster timescale or seems at risk of this, or is obviously painful (eg if the patient is lame or biting themselves and making themselves sore), you should call your vets and let them triage over the phone. Otherwise, waiting for a weekday to call to have a lump checked seems reasonable.

You don't say how old this patient is but I wondered about a histiocytoma, or 'strawberry lump' (typically occurs in youngsters).  However, it could just as easily be inflammatory;  lumps cannot usually be diagnosed by looking at them, so it's important to have any lump checked.