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SAM -BOB:
Sam is well into his 11th year!  He has always had warts on his body, however just recently two warts on his back on top of his legs have got really huge looks like small warts are growing around them.  They dont bother him at all during the day but at night he is constantly nibbling around them as if they are itchy.  Just wondering if I can I put anything on them to stop them itching? The constant nibbling is driving me crazy so must be doing the same to poor Sam.  He's in really good health at the moment - anybody got any ideas?

elaine.e:
Are they sort of cauliflower looking? I'm trying to remember back to my first Cocker, Josh, the king of lumps and bumps in his old age! He had quite a few warts and ended up having a couple removed because they irritated him, so he nibbled or scratched at them and they kept becoming infected. I think one of them was like the ones you've described. It was still a wart, nothing sinister, but a different virus to the other ones.

I think I'd be inclined to take Sam to the vet. If the warts get big and become infected it can be difficult to clear the infection. At least that's what I found with Josh and that's why he had them removed.

SAM -BOB:
That's exactly what they look like sort of cauliflower I'll see how he goes over the next few nights only he's been so well at the mo don't really want to stress him out going to the vets if I can but obviously will if the irritation dosnt improve.  Is there anything I could out on them to ease?

Ben's mum:
Ben also well into 11th year has developed some of these this year. I took him to our vet to check they weren't anything nasty, as he was constantly licking them. She said they were age related and nothing to worry about. A few weeks go he had another spot he was licking constantly, it was driving us mad, and clearly was itchy for him as well, the vet put Ben on steroids for a week and sold us some very very expensive shampoo to stop the itching. The steroids did the trick and he has stopped bothering with the warts now.

Would like to say the shampoo was worth the money but we haven't used it yet as he stopped licking  :005:

I would get them checked out for peace of mind. The other thing we bought was a soft inflatable coller as she said the licking could be just habit. But we don't need to use that at the moment.

SAM -BOB:
But reluctant to put Sam on steriods as he wasn't well at all when he was on them before, your right though probably need to get them checked out to make sure nothing sinister.

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