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» charladawson - lump on dogs belly,chest area

In response to lump on dogs belly,chest area posted by carmanmmm:

All lumps should be checked by a vet. Usually they can feel it and tell you if it's nothing, other times they will stick a needle in it and extract some cells to check under a microscope.

Some dogs get fatty lumps callled lipomas, they are nothing to worry about unless they start to get very large and restrict the dogs movement.

A movable lump could definately be a lipoma but it is growing fast so I'd have it looked at. My rule is better safe then sorry.

Charla

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» carmanmmm - thanks

i read about those hope that's all it is,get paid next week then we're going in wish us luck,she is overweight and is 4 and a half

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» charladawson - thanks

In response to thanks posted by carmanmmm:Good luck with your visit. Let me know how it goes, I'll be sending good thoughts your way.

Charla

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» carmanmmm - lump

ok it seemed to go down to almost nothing...i wonder what is going on

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» charladawson - lump

In response to lump posted by carmanmmm:

How weird, perhaps an allergic reaction to a bug bite????

If it comes back you may want to get it checked but if there is nothing left for the vet to look at I would save my $, unless she is sore to the touch or not feeling well.

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» charladawson - lump

In response to lump posted by carmanmmm:

Thought of something else - Some lumps are fluid filled cysts (sabacious cyst) that will grow, then go away, then come back again. Sometimes they burst and you have a little sore with bloody fluid, kinda messy. Just throwing that out as a possibility - can't diagnos, not a DR and I'd have to see it to be sure. If that is what it is they are nothing really to worry about.

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» carmanmmm - lump

In response to lump posted by charladawson:

haven't taken her yet simple fact i rub it and it doesn't hurt her and she doesn't ack sick,plus it it still down,but didn't burst like you said can feel a little

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» campbell1365 - lump

In response to lump posted by charladawson:

Do you think that it would be a good idea to put polysporyn or rubbing alcohol on the sore? I think that my cat has exactly what your talking about...wondering if an ointment might help?

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» charladawson - lump

In response to lump posted by campbell1365:
If a cat has a sore - or a lump that burst, I'm thinking cat bite abscess. A cat bite abscess occurs when a cat bites another cat, the wound then heals quickly creating an abscess that eventually bursts like a pimple and all this yucky pus comes out. Kinda cool. If that is the case antibiotics maybe needed. I would apply a warm wash cloth to the area everyday to help draw some of the pus out. Call your vet for antibiotics. You can use an ointment like neosporyn but alcohol will probably really burn so I wouldn't use that.

Charla

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» campbell1365 - lump

In response to lump posted by charladawson:

I'll give it a try...thanks

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