my dog is having boils under the skin, is it cancer ???

Question

i have a german shepard, age 12. last week i noticed three boils under its skin, is it cancer or will it go away. the dog is healthy and shows no sign of weakness.

Answer 1

Take him to vet AsAp & go through article below for add. details.
Boils can be extremely tender. The only way to stop infection and ease the pain is to encourage them to drain. Dr. Tapp recommends applying a warm compress. Soak a washcloth in warm water and place it over the swollen area for about five minutes. Doing this every few hours will soften the tissue, making it more likely to open up and drain. Once this occurs, apply an antibiotic ointment several times a day, she advises. It is not a good idea to squeeze or lance boils, she adds, which can drive the infection deeper under the skin. If the boil does not get better within two days, it is probably time to call your vet.

You can treat most boils at home. Those that form between the toes, however, are more troublesome because whatever caused the irritation in the first place will often stay inside the skin, or worse, travel elsewhere in the body. Boils between the toes should always be treated by a vet, she advises.

If your dog gets boils often, you may want to bathe him once or twice a month with an antibacterial shampoo, suggests Dr. Angarano. These shampoos, available from your vet, will reduce the amount of infection-causing bacteria on the skin, she explains.

Common Skin and Coat Conditions:
A few common causes of skin and coat conditions are allergies, autoimmune conditions, fleas, hair-follicle cysts, hormone imbalance, mites, ringworm, seborrhea, skin cancer, and skin infections. Learn more about these common conditions now.

Allergies
You can spot people with allergies because they are the ones blowing their noses and wiping their eyes. Pets with allergies, on the other hand, get very itchy. And the worse the allergy is, the more furiously they scratch.

Dogs and cats can develop allergies to just about anything, including pollen or ingredients in their food. Allergies can cause serious discomfort, and some pets will scratch themselves raw. It is worth taking a little time to figure out what is putting your pet's hind leg in perpetual motion.

One way to tell what kind of allergies your pet has is to watch where he scratches. Allergies to pollen usually cause itching around the armpits, paws, or head, says Randall S. Dugal, D.V.M., a veterinarian in private practice in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. Flea allergies usually cause itching on the back near the tail, he adds. And food allergies can cause itching almost anywhere on the body.

Once you know what is causing the itching, you will have to find ways to help your pet avoid it. In the meantime, vets often recommend giving an antihistamine, which will help relieve itching and other allergy symptoms. For dogs, Benadryl can be very helpful. The usual dose is one milligram for every pound of dog, three times a day, says Karen L. Campbell, D.V.M., associate professor of dermatology and small animal internal medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. For cats, vets recommend Chlor-Trimeton, which contains an antihistamine called chlorpheniramine that is safer for cats. You can give half of a four-milligram tablet for every 10 pounds of cat, twice a day, she says. To be safe, check with your vet before giving human medications to pets.

What your vet can do :

Boils are usually a sign of infection, and it is important to know what is causing it. Your vet will probably begin by taking a skin scraping to examine under the microscope. This may reveal such things as demodex mites, bacteria, or a yeast infection, says Dr. Tapp. Your vet may need to take a biopsy or surgical sample of skin to make an accurate diagnosis. This isn't very painful, although it can be done with a local anesthetic if your pet is uncomfortable. In addition, she may culture fluid from the boil to identify the type of infection.

Pets with demodex mites are often given oral antibiotics to fight infection. In addition, washing your pet with an antibacterial shampoo will help prevent future infections by preventing bacteria from getting established. Your vet may give him anti-mite dips, along with an oral anti-mite medication. The dips are usually given every two weeks for a month or two. "We perform skin scrapings just before each treatment and continue the treatments until two scrapings show the pet is clear of demodex," Dr. Angarano explains.

Even when mites aren't causing the boils, your pet may need antibiotics to stop the infection and possibly minor surgery if there are particles embedded in the skin that are festering. In addition, your vet may want to perform blood tests to check for internal problems such as diabetes or other hormonal problems, which can weaken immunity and allow boils to form.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

It could be lots of things but only your vet will be able to tell you. It could be cancer, bacterial infection, fatty lumps, allergic reaction, blocked pores, small abcesses, foriegn bodies, cysts, oh the list goes on. Take your dog to a vet, have a biopsy done and find out. Trust me, our doberman had little infected pimples all over her, we all thought it was a reaction to the generalised demodictosis (all over mange), but it turned out to be a severe antibiotic resistant bacterial infection. Have your vet take a really good look.

Answer 5

No, it could be a hematoma. My Aussie Shepherd had quite a lot of these. But you should take him to the vet just to be sure. You are to be congratulated for having a 12 year old german shepherd though.

Answer 6

Sorry, but your medical description is incomplete, and without microscopic analysis of the cells within the 'boils' and blood tests, you won't get a diagnosis. See your vet.

Answer 7

Cancer ... no way.
Consult a VET so that skin infection is ruled out!

Answer 8

Likely caused by a reaction to vaccines. Do some research and find out how dangerous vaccines are and all the things they cause.

http://dogsadversereactions.com/vaccines.html

Answer 9

a lot of dogs as they age get fatty lumps, usually round their chest/abdomen/side areas...these fatty lumps are usually benign (non cancerous) but it might be best for you to take your shepherd to the vets just to be certain.

Answer 10

Take your dog to the vet.
better safe then sorry
they can give you some cream for it