|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
10-18-2010, 06:57 PM | #1 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| Weird little bump on Uni's head I noticed it a few days ago and it's been driving me mad. I'ts not getting any bigger, it doesn't seem to cause her any pain. It's the size of a big pimple, but no white head. I push it around and it goes back in place. I can't imagine it having always been there and me not notice it, that's just not likely, I know every inch of Uni. Vet said just what I thought. If it's not causing her pain and doesn't seem to be getting bigger, just keep an eye out until something changes. But it's bugging me. Do any of you think you may know what it is? I would take a pic, but it's just a skin colored bump, not red, or anything. I'm making myself think it's getting bigger, but then i reassess and I know it not.
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
Welcome Guest! | |
10-18-2010, 07:03 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posts: 12,693
| Bump! Sorry, no pun intended.
__________________ Littlest JakJak We miss you Kaji |
10-18-2010, 07:07 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 1,261
| Sophie had a big bump on her head right where her topknot is. I thought it was HUGE. Really worried me. Took her to the vet, and they tried to draw fluid from it to see if it was a cyst. Nothing came out. She said it was probably a bug bite and gave us some meds for it. It finally went down after several days.
__________________ Barbara & Sophie |
10-19-2010, 12:18 PM | #4 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| Uni's bump is the size of a big pimple. I don't think it's a bug bite. Don't know if it's a cyst. Doesn't seem like there would be fluid under there. It's hard like a rock.
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
10-19-2010, 12:24 PM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Kinda sounds like a follicular cyst. These start small, and can keep growing. They are usually hard, and movable. They are benign and can be left alone...for a while...or removed right away. When small enough, they can easily be removed with a biopsy punch, and then a tiny stitch is put in. Even though benign, it's a good idea to send it in for analysis. My Vet Derm says "if it's worth taking off, it's worth sending in" .
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
10-19-2010, 12:40 PM | #6 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| Thanks Ann, perhaps I will call my other vet and see what they say. using the biopsy punch is something they do without anesthesia?
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
10-19-2010, 12:49 PM | #7 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | If small enough (and if your dog is generally calm), they may be willing to try it w/out anesthesia. However, light sedation (like propofol) would make it so much easier on the whole thing (light sedation is different than general anesthesia, where they're intubated and everything). Marcel had a few of these removed and it was super easy for them. He had the light sedation as well.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
10-19-2010, 12:51 PM | #8 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Types of hard bumps: Causes of Solid-Appearing Lumps & Bumps on the Skin of Dogs This list is a little overwhelming, but 'follicular cysts' is about 1/3rd of the way down .
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
10-19-2010, 12:58 PM | #9 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| LOL I *just* came from that site! I called the other vet, and they said same thing, if it gets bigger bring her in, but if it bugs me bring her in sooner, and it does really bug me. I'm gonna talk to bf about it. Well, scratch that, I'm going to tell him I'm going to bring her in. I don't want it to get bigger. Watch, he's gonna complain they cut her hair. Not the biggest of my problems. I would rather have her have a bald spot than a tumor growing on her head!
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
10-19-2010, 01:01 PM | #10 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | None of Marcel's hair was cut to punch them out . Yay!
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
10-19-2010, 03:02 PM | #11 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
Posts: 17,408
| ooh awesome!
__________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12 |
10-19-2010, 03:28 PM | #12 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 18,866
| I know you're going to hate me for this... you may want to wait and watch a bit longer.... my first Yorkie had 3 on her head.... they were removed all at the same time. They appeared at different times though, and never reappeared after they were removed, and no new ones showed up.
__________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity |
10-19-2010, 04:35 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo
Posts: 34,152
|
__________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby |
10-19-2010, 04:45 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posts: 12,693
|
__________________ Littlest JakJak We miss you Kaji |
03-08-2016, 06:47 PM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Rio Rancho
Posts: 27
| My Bruno has the same thing... I'm always checking it. I'm worried if it should be taken off? He goes to be neutered in May. Maybe at the same time just take it off.
__________________ Elivs . And new mommy to Zeus and Bruno |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart