Sorry, Tor! Embarassed But I'm not sure who else to ask. If anyone else has had experience with this, feel free to chime in.

Basil has a wart on his muzzle, right under his nose. It started out looking like a teeny little pimple but is now HUGE. So huge that I've had to Photoshop it out of the last few photos I've posted of him. We took him to the vet to confirm that it was a wart and not a tumor or something scary. The vet said that it was, in fact, just a wart. When we asked if they could remove it, she said it was best to just wait for it to go away.

We asked how long it would take and she said she didn't know. Apparently, young dogs whose immune systems aren't fully developed are more susceptible to warts, and they usually go away when the immune system matures. That could take many months, or YEARS!

So, we want to get it removed, but the vet seems against it. Are we crazy to want to get this taken care of? Not only does it look gross, but the vet said he most likely caught it from the community water bowl at the dog park, and we can't bring him there until it goes away (because other dogs could catch it from him). Now, not bringing him to the park sucks for us as much as it sucks for him because he's a nightmare when he doesn't get his exercise.

Thank god it's not contagious to humans because he's so kissy that I'd look like a warthog.

Fabsugar told me that Annabelle just had one removed from her face, so I don't know why our vet won't remove Baz's wart. Puzzled Anyway, does anyone have any advice? Are there any at-home treatments we can do?

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