My 2 year old male (neutered) Geman Shepherd also has a lump/cyst on his outter ear, near the tip. It too was a very, very bright red. My Vet is away for another week so I had a younger Vet look at it. She wasn't sure what it was but said it was not a wart (as I had thought it was). Since then (2 days ago) it looks as if he's scratched it as there was a bloody crust on it. I cleaned it with Peroxide and the blood looked "old". There was a little scab that has also formed, but I guess I disturbed it when I was cleaning it because it bled (red blood vs. the old brown-coloured blood). It doesn't seem to be bothering him very much so I will wait until my Vet returns.
If it clears up on it's own, should I still get it looked at soon?

Hi,

It seems reasonable to wait until your veterinarian is back to get it checked out. If it clears up completely, then I don't see the need to get the area checked out again . . . unless you want to make absolutely sure that everything is okay.

Good luck with him,

drphilvegasvet

My boxer also has a lump on the edge of his ear. His ears are not clipped. I noticed the lump a couple of weeks ago and it seems to have gotten larger. He does not complain about it, nor does he mind when we try to touch it but it has no hair on it and it is crusty looking. Any ideas?

I just bought a baby boxer about nine weeks old. When we got home i noticed that he has a lump on the back of his neck and another lump down by his armpit.. I'm really worried about it though it doesnt seem to bother him too much, he just itches at it a lot. Should i be worried?

Hi,
If you just bought a boxer, the first thing you should do is take him to a veterinarian for a full check up. Obviously you will talk about the lumps at that time.

I don't know what they could be but I do think they should be checked out.

Good luck with your new family member
drphil