Lump!!!

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Lump!!!

neeroz · Master

Hope its good news for Tyler (and you!) when you hear from the vet.

Cuddles for Tyler (and you if you want them!)

Jennifer · Big Cheese

Fingers crossed for Tyler, hope its good news

Teresa · Enlightened One

what a worrying time for you but remember, most lumps are benign.

sending good thoughts to you and Tyler from Tree, Neil, Dave and Daisy.

Carol · Master

Just a wee note to say that both Eilidh and Luca have had lumps removed and tested and both of them turned out to be harmless. It is very worrying at the time though. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that everything is ok for you.

C

max · Enlightened One

Hope the Lump turns out to be benign and all is well with Tyler. Best of Scottish.

Nora

-- Edited by Siouxsie at 00:22, 2006-04-09

Christine Young · GAL Newsletter Editor

We'll all keep everything crossed that Tyler's lump is benign. I just know how worried you'll be at the moment - hope a good result comes back from the vet very quickly! Give Tyler a big hug from Vegas and me.

Christine

FAJ · Enlightened One

We're all thinking of you and Tyler today, and hope all goes well at the vet. Harry sends smooches to your gorgeous girl.

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Thanks everone & pooches for your kind thoughts.

Carol, thanks for sharing the info that Eilidh & Luca have both had the same thing and turned out to be harmless. It does help to hear this.

Suzanne · Guru

Hi Lita - hope all goes well today at the vets.

Maisie has had several lumps appear on her legs - all cysts that disappeared by themselves (apart from one that I popped - it was fab - just like squeezing a giant zit!! LOL ). The vet told me that some dogs are just prone to getting wee cysts - they appear overnight & disappear in a few days, caused by trapped dirt etc....Murf had a large lump on his chest once that took about 2 wks to disappear - the vets at my work at the time said it was something like a hystiocytoma (? wrote a thread about it somewhere but cant remember where) - which again is just 'one of these things' totally benign & disappears in under 3 wks .......

Fingers crossed for wee Tyler xx

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Thanks for the info Suzanne. Yes, Tyler also gets zit like spots that need a squeeze!!!! (I'm sure she's still a teenager, LOL) She also had a couple of sebaceous cysts (fatty lumps) before we got her.

Suzanne · Guru

these werent spots as such but more like frozen peas under her skin - usually around her ankle & hock....the one I popped (thought it was a large tick to begin with so was giving it a squeeze) was full of pus.....amazingly satisfying!! LOL

How did Tyler get on today at the vets then?

JENNY · Big Cheese

Glad to see I'm not the only one who enjoys a bit of gore. If I see a scab i have to pick it.

Hope Tyler's wee lump is ok. Keep us up to date.

Ziggy sends his sympathy to a fellow lump sufferer.

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Won't have the biopsy results for another week to 10 days. She got stitches so is sporting a nice purple bandage. I still think it will be necessary to have it removed as I find the ankles are easily knocked off things. And as the vet advised if it was allowed to grow too big then skin would need to be grafted from another area to cover the wound!!

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Tyler's lump is all clear, thankfully. The vet said it was some kind of inflammation! Last week it was messy with stitches and was infected and she got antibiotics. Now it is cleared up and healing well, and the lump seems to have gone!! As Suzanne mentioned, there seems to be quite a few forms of lumps and bumps that are harmless. But always best to get it checked out if in doubt I say. Even the vet couldn't say what it was before the biopsy.

Whilst at the vet we asked for advice about the ripped off dew claw as it is still bleeding after coming off more than 3 weeks ago, which is all down to her constantly licking it!!! The vet sent her home with a huge 'lampshade' - LOL

I had tried putting Vaseline on it but that didn't deter her, and latterly tried just putting a light gauze bandage on but it still bled.

btw - She does respond to being told off when licking it but I can't watch her 24/7. I think she'd wreck the house trying to get the 'lampshade' off. So am trying some tea tree oil on the wound, hopefully it will be a deterrent. Someone has suggested a applying Vick around the area as a deterrent!

Christine Young · GAL Newsletter Editor

So glad Tyler's lump is nothing to worry about! You must be very relieved, Lita. Hopefully her dew claw will heal soon!

Christine

JENNY · Big Cheese

Excellent news Lita. So glad it was all clear. i know how anxious I was while waiting for Ziggy's biopsy on his lump.

Just make sure she doesn't look up when its raining with that lampshade on!!!!

MojoTilly · Master

Great news about Tyler - you must be sooooo relieved! Hope the dew claw heals soon.

FAJ · Enlightened One

Wonderful news about Tyler's lump!

About the dew claw - did the vet put a bandage on it when Tyler first knocked it? Pearly has whopped her dew claws three times and each time she has a bandage on for a week to let it heal a bit (simple non-stick dressing, bit of gauze for padding, covered with vetwrap). Then it comes off and she's free to lick away because the healing is well under way. We've not had any problems with long-term bleeding with Pearly.

(Just as well, cos the only time we put a lampshade on her she stood motionless in front of us with her head hanging down for almost an hour until we took it off again).

max · Enlightened One

So pleased to hear that everything is OK with Tyler and good luck with the lampshade theory. Nora

Teresa · Enlightened One

i am so pleased to hear that tyler's lump was nothing to worry about, you must be so relieved.

as for putting vick on her dew claw - i could imagine that might sting a bit - you know how painful it is when you put it on a sore nose if you have a cold !!

as for pearly - i was in hysterics, imagining her motionless with the lampshade on. i know i shouldn't laugh but the mental image just got me chuckling !

Nicki · Big Cheese

That is brilliant news about tyler's lump. What a massive relief that must be for you.

Hugs to Tyler.

Nicki and wee Janie.x

neeroz · Master

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Fiona, the tea tree oil so far seems to be working as a deterrent, but thanks for mentioning the bandaging which I will resort to if there's no improvement soon, although the vet was keen to now leave it uncovered. But on saying that I see what you mean about giving it a chance to dry up under a bandage as the bit where the lump/stitches was healed up great bandaged for 9 days!

Lesley · Guru

Hi Lita - sorry I only just read this, but I am hugely relieved to see that Tyler's lump was benign.

As for her dew claw - I find with Sim that if I cover something he is persistently licking at he does stop. To allow air to get at it for healing I would smear it with something healing i.e. Aloe Vera gel, or Sudacrem; then place a small pad of gauze over it and stick in place lightly with micropore (or microporous) tape which sticks to the hair but doesn't pull it when you remove the tape. If you just put the tape across the pad and leave the sides open the air will still be able to get at it. It is also easy to do if/when it needs to frequently reapplied.

Sim has a wee sore bit on one of his thighs at the moment and I am just considering whether to do the same for it.

Good luck and cuddles to Tyler.

greyluvver · GAL Membership Co-Ordinator

Thanks Lesley, the tea tree oil was helping until today then she was rolling about playing and caught the claw which started bleeding again, so we're trying the gauze and micropore tape, which will stay on now 24/7 for about a week!

Lesley · Guru

For persistent bleeding Wound Powder is great. You can get it from your vet, but I am pretty sure you can also get it in small containers from pet shops.

It is antiseptic and goes on like talc - great for areas which are still too wet with blood to make AV gel or Sudacrem practical.

I must say I am hugely impressed with the healing power of Sudacrem. I have been told about it's effectiveness before but I tried it for the first time over the weekend on a persistent sore bit Suzie has between her back legs. After two applications the sore bit is now healed.