An owner should never ignore a lump on a dog that appears where nothing had been before. Outside dogs encounter barb wire, thorns, sharp sticks, etc that can and do cause puncture wounds that can abscess with infection. Parasites [ticks, maggots,etc] burrow under the skin and cause abscesses. Something simple like an itchy hot spot can cause a dog to bite himself opening a small bite wound to infection; and if your dog had been in a fight with another, every tooth hole can turn deadly.
Our Springer Spaniel had one of those fatty tumors on her outer thigh. Yes, we had the vet check it out. She said just leave it alone, that it would just come back if we removed it. That it would be fine. However the dog wasn’t happy with it, she opened it up and expressed out the fat (eww – looked like white chicken fat!) and kept it clean and cleared out. Healed up and is really fine now. She knew better than the vet.
Russell Bedford over 6 years ago
An owner should never ignore a lump on a dog that appears where nothing had been before. Outside dogs encounter barb wire, thorns, sharp sticks, etc that can and do cause puncture wounds that can abscess with infection. Parasites [ticks, maggots,etc] burrow under the skin and cause abscesses. Something simple like an itchy hot spot can cause a dog to bite himself opening a small bite wound to infection; and if your dog had been in a fight with another, every tooth hole can turn deadly.
jpayne4040 over 6 years ago
LOL! Cagney is savage!
posstockhoarder over 6 years ago
Hey, Dr. Dolittle, take him to vet!
Petemejia77 over 6 years ago
Oh great. Time to get a 2nd mortgage out!
Hoosier Poet over 6 years ago
Our Springer Spaniel had one of those fatty tumors on her outer thigh. Yes, we had the vet check it out. She said just leave it alone, that it would just come back if we removed it. That it would be fine. However the dog wasn’t happy with it, she opened it up and expressed out the fat (eww – looked like white chicken fat!) and kept it clean and cleared out. Healed up and is really fine now. She knew better than the vet.