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Offline debrand

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I think I found a tumour!
« on: July 02, 2009, 12:39:13 PM »
On the floor! :o :o
Came home and saw something on the floor about 1cm in diameter. Thought it was a pinkish stone and picked it up. Then discovered it was very hard but the outside felt slightly soft-almost rubbery. Also it had some bluish lines in it and was oozing blood from one end  :o
All the animals seem ok (although Ali has mast cell tumours butthe seem intact).  :huh:
Has anyone come across anything like this before? :huh:
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2009, 12:42:54 PM »
I think from the sounds of it is is a fully engorged tick  ;)
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2009, 12:47:16 PM »
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2009, 12:49:03 PM »

I was thinking the same thing.... it really is hard to see the head parts on a fully engorged tick...  ;)
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2009, 12:53:03 PM »
Sounds like a tick to me too... they usually fall off the dog when they get that big ...
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2009, 12:53:44 PM »
I think its a tick too - best wishes Sharon
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 12:56:11 PM »
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 12:59:06 PM »
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2009, 01:06:47 PM »
What did you do with it? If you still have it, why don't you pop along to your vets and ask them what it is.
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2009, 01:33:05 PM »
Quote from: *Theresa* on July 02, 2009, 12:59:06 PM
Looks similar to this

http://www.bada-uk.org/images/Engorged_female_ticks_various_colourations.jpg



Nope -not at all. We examined it very carefully-definitely no legs smooth all round except for one end that had a tiny hole where blod was oozing out-thick, blood. Also definitely had vein-like lines in it. :huh:
After examining it we binned it-daughter just finished 3rd year medicine and she reckons definitely a tumour but who from? :huh:
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2009, 01:36:27 PM »
Ooooh I know nothing abour tumours sorry...sounds really horrible though  :o  :-*
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2009, 01:42:16 PM »
you don't have cat's do you?  Could it be an 'offering' (heart/spleen etc) from a killed mouse?

Cat next door leaves the spleen for her owner every time  ph34r
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2009, 01:43:53 PM »
No idea but glad I've already had lunch  :-\
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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2009, 01:46:22 PM »
mice bits :020:

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Re: I think I found a tumour!
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2009, 01:47:12 PM »
Quote from: livercake on July 02, 2009, 01:42:16 PM
you don't have cat's do you?  Could it be an 'offering' (heart/spleen etc) from a killed mouse?

Cat next door leaves the spleen for her owner every time  ph34r

We do and I thought of that but it was too big and too hard- we couldn't get a knife into it except for just into the surface of the "skin"

(as I said -my daughter is a medical student and was keen to dissect it  ph34r)
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