Quote Originally Posted by cyber-sibes
Has anyone ever seen something like this on your dogs paws? I'm worried about my sweet girl.
Star has a small growth protruding out from a pad. It's been there for 3 years, and 2 vets have said they don't know what it is. It's stayed the same until recently - it's gotten quite a bit bigger in the last month. It doesn't seem to bother her, but I saw her limping yesterday, and a big ball of ice was stuck to the bottom of her foot. I got it off, and 20 minutes later she had another ball of ice. When I pulled that one off, I noticed how big this lump has gotten, and the tip is now red. She goes in for dental surgery in two weeks, and I'm hoping the vet can maybe remove it. He's a little leary because of its location, thinks it's in a tough spot to heal.
I did a drawing because it's hard to photograph -



In general any time a growth suddenly increases in size, a biopsy sample should be sent off to a pathology lab for examination. That includes previously diagnosed lypomas. Most likely you are dealing with a cyst that's infected. Possibly antibiotics and an anti-inflamatory/antibiotic salve such as Panalog might be sufficient.