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Title: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 04, 2008, 12:08:15 PM
Just been grooming Toby and he has a big Red Lump in his ear it looks like a Blood Blister  :huh:
He doesnt like me looking at it  :'(
Does anybody know what this may be ?
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: *Jay* on February 04, 2008, 12:38:04 PM
Could be a histiocytoma - they are quite common in young dogs.  With any growth I'd get the vet to have a look.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 04, 2008, 01:40:59 PM
Thank's Gill

Have booked him in to the vets.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: AnnieM on February 04, 2008, 01:48:28 PM
Hi Sarah, sounds a bit like the histiocytoma Archie had on his chest, it got much bigger and worse, before it got better.  I hope it goes OK at the vet.  :-* :-* For Toby.  :luv:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: Sheryl on February 04, 2008, 01:52:41 PM
Kali recently had one of these on her leg.  The vet said that they usually go of their own accord and are common in young dogs.  Sure enough, as soon as I stopped Kali chewing it, it went within weeks :blink:  I am sure it is something simple but letting the vet see is best :blink:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: silkstocking on February 04, 2008, 03:37:12 PM
Awwwww poor Toby, hope he gets on okay at the vets :luv: :luv:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: AnnieM on February 05, 2008, 09:20:59 AM
Any news yet Sarah?  :-\
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 05, 2008, 10:03:41 AM
Unfortunately we couldnt book him in till Wednesday dinner time to see the 'nice' vet.So we are still keeping a close eye on it,but it does look like its getting bigger and its really annoying him  :'( His scratched it a couple of times and made it bled.
Doris is reg with a diffrent vets (long story) and Toby could of gone to see Doris's vet y.day but I'm so glad we didn't take him they was so rough with little Doris whilst Micro-Chipping her  >:( she screamed her head off and clamped her tail for the first time ever  :'( He chipped her half way down her back  :huh:  I thought they normaly chipped them in the neck
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: AnnieM on February 05, 2008, 10:14:22 AM
 :o  Poor Doris.   >:( Nasty vet.  I have never heard of them chipping them on their back either, mine do them on the back of the neck as they said that is where they scan them. I hope Toby is OK, could you make him wear a snood, to stop him scratching it.   :huh:  Poor boy.  :'(
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 05, 2008, 11:46:01 AM
:o  Poor Doris.   >:( Nasty vet.  I have never heard of them chipping them on their back either, mine do them on the back of the neck as they said that is where they scan them. I hope Toby is OK, could you make him wear a snood, to stop him scratching it.   :huh:  Poor boy.  :'(

Tryed a snood and it doesnt stop on him for long  ::)
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: JaspersMum on February 05, 2008, 02:05:32 PM
Poor babies, hope Doris is recovered from her ordeal and that Toby Ok tomorrow.

If it is an histiocytoma, Louie had one on top of his head and scratched it, just when we got to the point of the vet having to remove it it sorted itself out, imagine inside the ear is going to be harder to stick anything on to help :huh:
Title: Re: Red Lump (Photo added)
Post by: sarah25 on February 05, 2008, 02:22:13 PM
How long did louie's take to go down Jenny?

Just took a few photo's

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c200/sarahclinton/tobysear008.jpg)

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c200/sarahclinton/tobysear010.jpg)
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: JaspersMum on February 05, 2008, 02:49:59 PM
This was my thread at the time http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=23908.15 As I remember it was about a month between it coming up and droping off and the vet only gave antibiotics because he had scratched it and it was raw and sore looking and over the Christmas period so didn't want to be emergency later.

It took a while for the scar to heal and scab to go and the hair is just beginning to grow back (had to remember not to scalp him to avoid a ring of no hair  ;))
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 06, 2008, 02:49:29 PM
It's a histiocytoma.

And the vet said it would be best to remove it so we are going back on Monday
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: popsy on February 06, 2008, 05:26:32 PM
sorry i have just posted about the same thing i hadnt read this first  ph34r

poppy's is exactly the same, our vet has said he wants to take it out next week  :'(
Title: Re: Red Lump now removed!
Post by: sarah25 on February 11, 2008, 02:17:06 PM
Toby had his histiocytoma removed today.
We dropped him off at 8:45,then the vet phoned at 10:30 to tell us it all went well and to collect him,he was sitting his his cage wide awake and barking his head off,i think the vet really  wanted to get rid of him  :lol2:
His had to have a collar which he doesn't really like,but his sleeping it of now,now his home  :luv:  :luv:  :angel:
All being well he will have his stitches out in 10 days time.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: silkstocking on February 11, 2008, 02:27:20 PM
Awwwwwwww that's good news its all been sorted Sarah. Poor poppet :luv:, it did look really sore yesterday when you showed me it.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: *Jay* on February 11, 2008, 05:06:36 PM
Glad it all went well for him
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: JaspersMum on February 11, 2008, 05:12:36 PM
Glad all went well and Toby is back home.  :luv:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: AnnieM on February 12, 2008, 09:28:59 AM
Really pleased to hear everything went OK Sarah.  :D
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: popsy on February 12, 2008, 09:18:10 PM
glad it went well  ;)

poppy goes and has hers out on thursday, i think she will be the same barking in her cage >:D :005:
im hoping for a quiet night!!
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 12, 2008, 09:31:43 PM
Thankyou everybody  :D 

poppy goes and has hers out on thursday, i think she will be the same barking in her cage >:D :005:
im hoping for a quiet night!!

I hope everything goes well for Poppy on Thursday  :blink:

Toby's still feeling a bit sorry for him self today :'(
He wants to scratch his ear but he knows it will hurt if he does so his been chewing his legs and feet today.

Doris isnt to impressed with Toby's new head gear tho  :005:  :005: She looks at him as if shes saying 'Toby what have you got on your head is it in fashion :005: She keeps trying to have a little nibble as well whilst he has it on  ::)  ::)
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: Annette on February 12, 2008, 09:33:33 PM
Bless him.

I'm sure he will be back to normal very soon.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: *jean* on February 12, 2008, 11:27:54 PM
poor wee toot.  :luv:
 hope he feels better soon.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: clg79 on February 15, 2008, 03:52:21 PM
These things are a worry at first aren't they? Dave had one on his head and we were told initially it would go away on its own but with it being in a scratchable place it just got worse and bothered him so he had his removed- now you can't see or feel where it was which was good because when we picked him up the stitching looked a bit untidy and I thought he might have a funny shaped head!!
Hope he gets better soon.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: PennyB on February 16, 2008, 06:21:31 PM
Doris isnt to impressed with Toby's new head gear tho  :005:  :005: She looks at him as if shes saying 'Toby what have you got on your head is it in fashion :005: She keeps trying to have a little nibble as well whilst he has it on  ::)  ::)

Ruby ran away from Wilf the 1st time he had one of these collars on :005:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: popsy on February 20, 2008, 07:19:29 PM
how was toby's ear after the op? and did they stitch it or leave it?

poppy had hers done last thurs and all its done is weep
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 20, 2008, 07:35:36 PM
how was toby's ear after the op? and did they stitch it or leave it?

poppy had hers done last thurs and all its done is weep

He had to wear his collar the first couple of days because he was trying to scratch it.But i think he now knows if i scratch it it will hurt so his been chewing his feet this week :'( .His going back tomorrow to have the stitches out ,that will be fun  ::)
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: JaspersMum on February 20, 2008, 08:27:41 PM
Hope he's a good boy tomorrow for you Sarah - how's it looking for Crufts - will the hair grow back OK do you think?
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 21, 2008, 08:03:52 AM
Thank's Jenny  :D
They never used there clippers  :blink:  :angel:
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: popsy on February 21, 2008, 09:33:47 AM
now our vet has'nt stitched it they said they couldnt  >:( and she wouldnt wear a collar for nothing!

did you have to pay extra for the collar?

hope it goes well today when he has his stitches out.
Title: Re: Red Lump
Post by: sarah25 on February 21, 2008, 11:45:37 AM
Our vet stitched his ear and gave us the collar free of charge.
If the wound it open you will just have to watch it doesn't get dirty & infected