Our dog, Kalu The Fifth, had some viral growth at her mouth recently. We noticed it in late January 2023. The vet says that it is caused by Papilloma virus. It causes a very common condition called warts. Warts in Dogs.

Wart on January 31, 2023. It was 8mm in diameter. On the right is another picture on the same day. This wart is caused by Papilloma virus is usually harmless. This virus doesn’t spread to humans!

The vet suggested two options: surgery or homeopathic medicine. I was surprised that a proper doctor suggested the second option, as it is no better than a placebo.

After reading a bit more about it, I learned that a dog’s immune system is not fully developed until they are two years old. As Kaalu is only 13 months old as of today, I decided to watch the wart for few months and keep track of its growth.

On January 31, 2024, the wart was 8mm in diameter. A month later, on February 28, it had grown to 13mm in diameter. Kaalu had no issues with it, but the other street dog, Jumi, was trying to nibble on it. Jumi is such an idiot.

A few days ago, I was considering surgery for the wart. However, on March 3, 2023 I noticed that the wart is almost disappeared. Kaalu has kicked the ass of Papilloma. And since new cells were not added to the growth, the wart did not last very long and collapsed within a few days.

If I had started the homeopathic treatment that my wife suggested and the wart had disappeared like this, the credit would have gone to — drum rolls! — homeopathy, despite it likely being a coincidence.