Dog Warts
August 31st, 2008My Dog Has Dog Warts!! How Do I Get Rid Of Them!!
So I started a category here called Everday Life. I usually have so much stuff going on that doesn’t have to do with computer/webstuff that I want to write about, but never got the chance.
Today I wanted to talk about something my dog got from doggie day camp. Canine Papilloma Virus also know as Dog Warts. Yuck I know it sounds gross. As an animal lover it killed me that I couldn’t find that much info about dog warts and the vet said to just let it run its course.
Ugh I couldn’t just sit around and wait so I did some research. It’s almost like chicken pox, but for dogs. The main thing I kept reading over and over again was that you need to keep the immune system strong. In order to do that the dog has to be active and be on some supplements. Well my dog is definitely active, but we just give him regular dog food.
I found a product called FLEXPET and it has worked wonders. It’s main function is to promote healthy joints and reduce joint pain, but it also has CM8 which is a immune system modulator which makes the dog stronger to fight the virus! Voila! Took about a week after the FlexPet and the warts started shrinking and then the outside of them started falling off and after that it was like a few days and they were gone.
I figured I would make this post since I know how it sucks to just have to sit back and wait for something to happen so I wanted to be proactive. Our dog also seems to have more of a bounce in his step so I will continue to keep him on the flexpet.
Hope this helps someone out there and they can kick the Canine Papilloma Virus’ butt.
Check out http://www.flexpet.com to get a bottle.
Read A Great Article About Flexpet Over At CaninePapillomaVirus.com – Click Here
Good Luck!
December 20th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Hi thanks for this info, it was so hard finding anything about these puppy warts. I got the flex pet and our dog seems to like it. She has had the warts for about 2 weeks, Ill keep you posted.
Thanks again!
December 28th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Just want to thank you for this site and your experience. We were going nuts waiting for these warts to go away!! They didn’t. I found your site and we ordered the flexpet and they were gone in just under 2 weeks. The outside of the wart fell off then all was left was these little bumps and they went away fast like in days! again thanks so much.
Kev
December 31st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Amazing… The warts are practically gone. Our pooch has been taking the flexpet for a little over a week and the outside of the warts have fallen off. She has a few little bumps, but they are getting smaller and going away every day. Do you know if she is still contagious? She misses going to doggie day care. Thanks again so much!
Janet
December 31st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Guys and Gals, what a bunch of nonsense. CM8 is NOT a “immune system modulator”! I’m glad to read that it has worked for so many, but CM8 is licensed to help with joint pain………
January 10th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
You know it says that it is a immune system modulator on there site “On the Flexpet w/ CM8 page”. That is the only reason i tried it because with canine papilloma virus the main thing is to boost the immune system. The joint help is a plus as well.
Hope to hear from some more people and see if this has helped their dogs.
Thanks for the post Rod.
January 11th, 2009 at 6:43 am
hello
was just wondering if flexpet is available to be purchased from a veteniary clinic?
January 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I really dont know if its available at the vet. Anything at the vet is always more $$ so I would just go direct.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
How do you know if or when the dog is or is not contagious?
February 10th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I have read different things about that. Once our dogs warts were gone we gave him about a week before we let him play with other dogs.
February 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
[...] that might help others somewhere down the line. If you read about my dog and his issue with dog warts, then you will know that one of the products I used was called Flexpet! It’s main purpose was [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am
I found a small wart on my 3½ old Labrador under her chin. Vet doctor gave me a few choices what to do about it. I chose to do nothing and wait till it goes away. Within next week wart grew from small wart to 3/4 inch big wart. It stayed the same size for about a month. I heard that vitamine E oil can help it, so I put it on. Next morning I saw my dog scratched half of the wart away. I cleaned the blood and disinfected the area. Since than wart started to shrink. It’s been 2 months now, wart is still there but it’s getting smaller, drying out and it didn’t spread.
March 7th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Glad to see it didnt spread. Strange for a 3 1/2 year old to get it. Any idea where she got it from? Just curious. Did you use any supplements?
March 18th, 2009 at 4:10 am
in “admin Says:” the comment was made that admin was surprised that a 3-1/2 year old lab got a wart.
I have a 16 month old Kuvasz that recently developed a wart. The vet said to just see how it goes.
That was a week ago. It has gotten bigger. I’m going to try the Vit E one of your responders used on her dog. I live on a very limited income and it appears that the Flexpet may very well be out of my price range. “admin” also asked is responder knew where her dog had gotten the wart. I had taken my dog to the dog park for some dog socialization. She may have gotten it from the dogs that were there.
There was on “puppy” just 8 weeks old there that day. Could it have been carrying the virus????
March 18th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Hi Barbara how are ya! Yeah its not un common at your dogs age, its just like cathing chicken pox ya know. Def could have happened at the dog park. I know your tight on funds, but the main thing is to keep the immune system strong so I def recommend some sort of supplement. See what your local pet store has to offer.
Let us know how it turns out!
July 10th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
My dog just was diagnosed with dog warts (he’s almost 3) at Doggy Day Camp. The vet also told us to just wait it out. However, my dad is a veterinary pharmacist and I checked with him and read some articles to find some sort of method to get rid of them before the 3-6 month window that they can last. There was a study published in Veterinary Dermatology on May 20, 2008 that shows that azithromycin may be an effective treatment. Of the 10 dogs on the treatment in the trial, all of them had their lesions disappear in 10-15 days. This is opposed to the dogs receiving the placebo who all had their lesions remaining 80 days later. Just another option….
July 20th, 2009 at 4:33 am
my dog too has developed these warts and it cost me $300 to have my vet cut them off,just for them to reappear again in a differrent area..i cant spend $300 every time these warts come back,but too
i cant be worrying when i take my dog to get groomed that they cut one neither..so here i am trying
to find other options that i can try first..my dog has never been to a doggy park or doggy day camp
so i dont know how my dog gets them..must be her immune system then,but she’s just 3 years old though..i dont want to spend money on products that arent going to work neither and then just end up
having to pay my vet to remove them..any suggestions to try first??
July 26th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Cheryl I understand how frustrating it is to bring your dog to the vet and pay all the money only to have them come back.
I have had about jeesh 40-50 people email me about how flexpet helped there dog get rid of dog warts. All I can say is give it a shot. They have a money back guarantee so it cant hurt. Let me know if you need any more help.
August 17th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Hi, I just want to ask you, if these dog warts are dangerous for people? My vet says that my dog has this warts and I am really, really bad of it. I am from Slovakia. Can you help me if here is some way to get rid of warts? Thanks
August 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
No not dangerous to people at all. Read this http://www.caninepapillomavirus.com/flexpet-gets-rid-of-dog-warts/
August 20th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I discovered a wart on our dogs mouth when she was 14 months old. After another month, a second one appeared. We tried the antibiotics–nothing. After another month or so, the warts began shrinking and within a few days, they were gone. I’m guessing she got them from doggy day care. I’m guessing that once they’re completely gone, we’ll wait a week or two before letting her start to play with other dogs—-unless anyone else has been given any advice from someone who knows about this. Also, does anyone know if these come back or if this is just a one time event? Appreciate any advice.
September 5th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
our son’s dog developed these pappillomss on her lips. They grew so big they were pulling on her lip. one day they just dissaperaed,however my daugher’s dog and oue dog now have them. Will this be something they will always have? My dog is 10 years old. The other 2 are a little over a year.
Joanne
September 5th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
our son’s dog developed these papillomas on her lips. They grew so big they were pulling on her lip. one day they just dissaperaed,however my daugher’s dog and our dog now have them. Will this be something they will always have? My dog is 10 years old. The other 2 are a little over a year.
Joanne
September 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Hi how are you Joanne. Once they get rid of them they should never get them again. Its like chicken pox in humans. Keep the immune system strong and they should go away. Try the flexpet we talk about above it works great!!
September 10th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Wow I found your site about a month ago. Our dog had gotten dog warts at doggy day care. I said screw it and got the Flexpet. I was very hesitant at first. Within 2 weeks the warts shrunk and then about 2 days later they were gone!! Thanks so much. My dogs mouth was a mess!
If you dog has dog warts get the Flex pet
Thanks
William
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Sounds like someone who works for Flexpet or got paid to endorse the product. I’m not anti-Flexpet as I’ve never used it, but there is not always a pill to cure everything, people, and you should NOT be diagnosing your pets.
If you have actually read anything about canine papilloma virus (CPV or CPOV) you would know that this is common in many dogs under 2 due to a weakened immune system and the warts often go away as the dog’s immune system matures. The poor immune system is what should be addressed, not the symptoms of it.
Buy better quality foods or consider talking to your vet or local holistic pet store clerk about supplements to their daily regimen. Things that stress the dog out (lack of exercise or stressful environments) can also strain the immune system.
You should ALWAYS go see your vet, even if you think the warts will go away when the immune system improves, because the wart might not be CPV, could be malignant, or could be something else altogether.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Chelsea did you not read above where I talk about how the immune system is affected and needs to be boosted? This is why Flexpet is such a great product because it boosts the dogs immune system which in turn fights off the COPV. But alas you are right about seeing your vet, it may be something different but please don’t go and pay to have them freezed off before trying an immune boosting supplement like flexpet.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Hi i took my dog to the vet and they did a biopsy .they said it may be worts . when he was doing the biopsy the mole( worts ) all came off . i came home and found your site . im so happy to see that there is something out there that can help . i coulnt sleep all night .The vet made is seem like she has a bad disease but after reading this i feel better.
the mole was right next to her mouth so im hoping its nothing serious .
thank you
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
After taking my 1 year old dog Bella to see vet COPV was diagnosed. COPV is Canine Oral Papilloma Virus (aka Warts). An article was published (Turkey 2008) about the use of Azithromycin in dogs with the Papilloma virus. Azithromycin is not an antiviral drug and COPV is a virus so I was hesitant in using it to treat COPV, but after reading the study it seems that the drug may attack a bacterial infection that causes the virus to run rampant or it may actually have an effect on COPV. I decided to get a prescription filled and take that course. The dosage was as follows:
- 5mg per pound in a suspension (suspension is water based formula the vet can explain this to you)
- Bella is 3lbs so her dosage was 15mg per day orally using a syringe plunger (without the needle)
I gave her the Azithromycin every morning at around 9am with food. The study I read indicated they gave the dogs 10 days of medicine but I extended the run to 14 days because the virus hit her hard as a smaller dog. As you can see by the pictures by the 10th day I saw possible improvement and by the 12th day the Papillomas inside her mouth were gone and the larger one outside her mouth crusted up and I gave them a little tug and they ripped off. It was like pulling a loose tooth. It didn’t seem painful to Bella.
Pictures can be found here:
http://adihed.com/bella.html
I wrote this article because a lot of people are dealing with this issue of COPV for months with their dogs and this is a great way to heal your dog quickly. I actually had my vet pull the study that I based this treatment so I could read it and I found that ALL the dogs were cured within 15 days as Bella was. They also did the study using 17 breeds of dog so a wide spectrum was cured. The ones that were not on Azithromycin still had Papillomas after 2-3 months of follow up. As far as I can tell there is no reason not to use Azithromycin to cure your dog. I have read articles about the drug doing harm to the liver but in this short term I don’t see that being an issue. I also read that it does a little havoc to the stomach. Bella being a 3lb dog did fine. On day 4 I noticed she didn’t want to eat in the morning but that could have been for other reasons. So she was not affected negatively by the drug. I also gave it to her in the morning so she would eat and drink right after to rid herself of the taste of the drug and digest it as well. I also got her daily vitamins to take along with the drug every morning for the 14 days and I extended the run to 30 days. I did this to give a little boost to her immune system. The Vitamins were Pet Naturals Daily Best Soft Chews Dog Vitamins from PETCO.
I hope this article helps anybody out there who is dealing with COPV. I did my research and I am glad I found the study that cured my dog and I wanted to share it with anyone out there is search of answers. Don’t bother with the holistic stuff they are peddling on the internet. Just talk to your vet and get a prescription filled so you can have a healthy happy dog! If you have any questions feel free to email me at adihed@hotmail.com.
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Cute pooch!! Seems that taken the Azithromycin is a bit extreme and the vet visits are costly. Flexpet is like $30 and it works! Just a thought. Either way I am glad bella is all better!
Thanks for the info!