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09-12-2009, 01:22 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ca, United States
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| Cyst Jack went in today for his annual booster shots, well about a month ago my husband and I noticed a small "pimple like" bump above his hind leg. My husband brought this to the vet's attention and the vet said it was a cyst. He said that there was no reason to extract the cyst and to bring him in if it got any bigger but said that it should leak on it's own. He made it sound like it was no big deal and that making an appointment for a cyst extraction was pointless unless Jack was already going in for another surgery regarding something else in which he would take care of it then. I'm just a little worried...is it normal to let the cyst pop on its own? Jack seems totally fine and it doesn't seem to bother him one bit but I can't help wondering if I should get a second opinion from another vet. Has anyone had a similar experience?
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09-14-2009, 05:39 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Often, cysts will go down on their own - that happened to my Wylie too. So, I'd wait a bit - give it even a few weeks if your vet is okay w/ that, and reassess.
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02-19-2010, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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| I just discovered a cyst-like bump above wookies hind leg also! Im glad i found this thread, should i wait for a while or take him to our vet? I am not sure that it is a cyst 100%, its just a lump; but it feels like it. |
02-19-2010, 06:28 PM | #4 |
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| I know on HUMANS you can put a hot (not t were it burns) towel to help it process faster. But i guess to be safe leave it alone.
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02-20-2010, 07:07 AM | #5 |
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02-22-2010, 11:22 PM | #6 |
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| no, there was no recent vaccination =( i was combing his fur one day (about 2 weeks ago) and i felt the lump now feeling it, it feels like it has gotten larger. wookie does not seem to flinch or favor his hind leg when i palpate the lump this is frustrating! |
02-23-2010, 08:24 AM | #7 |
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| Have you taken him/her in to get look at? Jack is actually going in today for a second opinion. I hope that this is nothing serious! I'll keen your fur baby in my prayers tlauw!
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01-18-2011, 06:28 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Landing, New Jersey
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| Cysts My little guy also has what I know know to be sebateous cysts, which I am told may be caused by ingrown hairs? They sometimes stay relatively small and other times they grow bigger. Our vet drains them only when they get large. While combing him I did accidently burst one but after a quick trip to the vet it was treated with an antibiotic and a few small stitches. From what I gather, it is common in Yorkies and I too have been told to just watch them. Wish there where a treatment for them....
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