The first right answer gets the 10 points.
I found a large knot on my new rescue dog's back last night. It's about the size of a quarter and rock hard. Doesn't move. Has no discoloration on the skin but one very small red spot near the center. What is it?
*** I took him to the vet first thing this morning so I found out what it was but didn't have a clue beforehand! Just curious to see the knowledge going around here on YA since my vet said that exact description over the phone told her exactly what it was.
*** Don't just answer it, tell what can cause it and what to do about it.
2007-01-25 16:54:44 · 3 answers · asked by MasLoozinIt76 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
fregeau1 - YOU'RE RIGHT! It is a sebaceous cyst but his was caused by an ingrown hair under a matted hair spot. (he was covered in matts when we got him) The vet cut the hair away, stuck a 14 gauge needle in the middle of it and squeezed out some nasty looked creamy stuff. She kept doing it until the skin was so inflammed, nothing else would release. She also cut out the infected hair and showed me how to care for the incision. As soon as YA will let me, you'll have your points! GOOD JOB!
2007-01-25 17:49:32 · update #1
Sounds like a sebaceous cyst but thats just a guess. If it is, it's kind of like acne in people. It's an issue with that gland in the skin. Most of them that I have seen, we just pop. Gross puss stuff. Not fun. But thats just my guess...
2007-01-25 17:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by fregeau1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To really get a good idea, I would need to see a picture. Even then I might need to touch and feel it, or stick a needle in it.
My best guess would be sebaceous cyst, a clogged sebum gland, kind of a giant pimple. If that's what it is, then drain it or remove it surgically.
2007-01-26 01:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IF YOU DIDNT KNOW WHAT IT WAS THEN WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IM GONNA KNOW WHAT IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-26 02:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋