Liz Buchanan BVSc
Keymaster
Hello - I wonder whether your vet felt that this lump was a wart, caused by a papilloma virus - however, I have not examined your dog and there are other possibilities, so please confirm it with them. Frequently, warts are relatively harmless in themselves and often regress again; however, they can spread between dogs, particularly where toys etc are being shared, so it's worth asking your vet whether additional steps are worth taking.
https://vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2020/10/17/why-does-my-dog-have-warts/
Young dogs have weaker immune systems which can explain their picking up a wart; older dogs are prone to pick up warts at times of other bodily or mental stress (which imacts on the immune system , which normally prevents warts taking hold) so vets will often want to do a full examination / ask questions about other body systems that seemingly do not related to the wart at this time.
I hope that something there helps.
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