scab has not healed in months?!?!!! worried :(

[maria1989]

Hi everyone! So this topic is really strange and I hope SOMEONE may have an answer to it I took my 1 year old pup to the vet in September he had a little bump under his jaw. The vet checked it out and he said it was a little infected cyst and put him on antibiotics. There was no improvement with the the antibiotics so he performed a drainage. AFTER he did that the bump became a scab, NOT only that, but a new one formed next to it towards the left so now he has 2 scabs. There is no bump externally but I feel that there is a slight bump on the inside of his jaw theres only scabs externally that have formed over the 2 bumps and which ARE NOT GOING AWAY. The funny thing is I even took him to the hospital where a dermatologist AND an oncologist saw him and they said it looked like nothing in their field nothing serious not a disease not cancerous they had no idea. So THE conclusion is that they want to do a surgery AGAIN but cannot guarantee me results as they are not sure what it is and why it's not going away. HAS ANYONE had an experience with this type of thing I WOULD MORE THAN APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE as to what I can do in this case! I mean to me it looks like a scab with a bit of pus inside that WON'T GO AWAY......
Thanks everyone
-Maria

[Yorkiedaze]

I'd be worried about a Vet. wanting to do surgery on anything they didn't know what it was. Find a Vet. who specializes in dermatology so you won't have to play guessing games with anyone.

[spiritwings1202]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'd be worried about a Vet. wanting to do surgery on anything they didn't know what it was. Find a Vet. who specializes in dermatology so you won't have to play guessing games with anyone.

I agree with that! I would get a second opinion.
Hope you find out what it is.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I'd be worried about a Vet. wanting to do surgery on anything they didn't know what it was. Find a Vet. who specializes in dermatology so you won't have to play guessing games with anyone.

While I would agree to go for a second opinion before a surgery I do disagree with the idea that surgery should not be performed w/o a diagnosis. It is don't in humans and animals~it's called exploratory surgery . The surgeon will look for a cause that is not seen with other tests. Happens all the time.

[Nancy1999]

I agree with megansmomma. Also, sometimes when they try to remove the cyst, they don't get it all, and it grows back, and another one can form nearby as well. The doctor needs to remove the cyst and put in a stitch, so no scab should form. This should work, but some dogs are prone to cysts, and they may return. It sounds like you have found a good doctor to me.

[Cha Cha]

Sometimes when tissue is cut as in surgery or injured, or was infected as with a cyst, it can be slow to heal back together. If your dog continuously scratches or rubs the area that may prolong the healing as well. I only suggest this because "if" your dog is irritating the area it can complicate their diagnosis. It may be that going back in and debriding a slightly larger area around the original area will allow for healthy skin cells to take over and finally heal like it should have the first time.

[maria1989]

thanks for the advice everyone....i didn't know that dogs could be prone to cysts....are cysts bad for dogs in the long term?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by maria1989

thanks for the advice everyone....i didn't know that dogs could be prone to cysts....are cysts bad for dogs in the long term?

I don't think they are "bad" in the way you might mean. They can be painful, and annoying though. Not something you want to ignore as they could be a sign of something else going on.