Sterilize your scissors in a mixture of hot water and povidine-iodine. This will prevent bacteria from entering the dog's skin once the tag is removed. Clip any fur away around the tag. Clean the area around the bump using a cotton ball damp with isopropyl alcohol. read more
Two Parts: Preparing to Remove a Skin Tag Detaching a Skin Tag Community Q&A Skin tags are benign lumps of skin that often appear on older dogs of any breed. They can appear anywhere on a dog’s body but are often found on areas like the knees, the sides of the loin, the armpits, and the sides of the forelegs. read more
Skin tags are tiny, soft skin growths that can appear anywhere on a dog's body. Also called fibropapillomas, fibrin tags, dog warts, skin polyp, and achrochordons, skin tags are fleshy growths on the skin that are about a few millimeters in length. read more
Freeze the skin tag with nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen can be found at almost any pharmacy in the form of wart removal medications. Treat the skin tag with the nitrogen as you would treat a wart. read more