Tammy31 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hi. Found a hard lump on my staffy just over a week ago. Went to get her in to the vets but it went down! So I left it. Now yesterday it came back. It's on her throt so I'm going to get her in today again. Getting really worried. The good side is she is insured. But that don't help how I'm feeling. I just wanna sit and cuddle her all day in case off the worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 My old lady feeling sorry for herself as she know I'm worrying sorry it's upside down I don't know how to turn it around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Poor girl , hopefully it's nothing , my staffy is quite old n has a few lumps but they aren't anything serious luckily, hopefully it's the same for your girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I never know what to say in these threads....hugs and hope everything is fine. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Spoke to the vets. There full till tomorrow . But if it gets worse or she starts acting tho she is in pain I can get her into the other surgery a few miles away. As this vets is rather small. Decided to take herbie for a little walk and then take ice and Alaska on there own as I only took herbie for a small walk. Got back and pup had got a feather pill my som had left on the sofa. Well what a lovely mess they left me Kids found it highly funny so got them to clean it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Spoke to the vets. There full till tomorrow . But if it gets worse or she starts acting tho she is in pain I can get her into the other surgery a few miles away. As this vets is rather small. Decided to take herbie for a little walk and then take ice and Alaska on there own as I only took herbie for a small walk. Got back and pup had got a feather pill my som had left on the sofa. Well what a lovely mess they left me Kids found it highly funny so got them to clean it too please let us know how she gets on at the vets have got everything crossed for u both , big hugs for u both too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good luck at the vets. My old staffy girl has loads of wart type lumps on her, staffs seem to be quite prone to them in later life it would seem but they're pretty harmless. Hope this is the case for you too! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Thanks everyone. It's not looking good tho:(. She has been off her food and water. Can't get her in to the vets till 2.40. Herbie really isn't her self. She's like a pup all the time chasing shadows and eating any wheels she can. I can't get her off the sofa at the min. My last dog had a sim mailer lump. Mutely. He was a colly x lab. He had 4 ops and had to be put to sleep 2 days after Christmas. I just really hope I don't have to go through all this again with herbie. Makes me wonder why I have dogs. It's just to hart braking and worrying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Oh no :-( really hope she's ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 oh no I still hope the lump is nothing serious though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Geezzzz. Vets called me just before. Was about to leave and asked me if I could take her in at 4.40 instead. They had an emergency op they had to do. Really feel as tho herbie is starting to suffer now. Hate seeing my baby like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Oh no! Only one more hour left to go though, fingers and paws crossed for you! We're here for you if you need us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Oh no! Only one more hour left to go though, fingers and paws crossed for you! We're here for you if you need us. Thank you. Iv not been on here long and everyone has been so nice. Means alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Herbie us been vets. It's an abscess she has got to go in tomorrow to have it removed They said its to big to just drain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Poor girl at least that's all it is n it's nothing more life threatening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsruleok Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 once they remove it she will be fine, an abscess is really painful that is probably why she is off her food and water, it will be like instant relief when it's gone she will probably have antibiotics for the poison in the abscess. hope it all goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I hope so bless her. She has got a real high temp too. She is in first thing for the op bless her. Just hoping all goes well. It should do as she's a tuff old gal We are all feeling alot calmer now as well Thank you and I will let you know how she is when the op is over with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Looking and feeling lots better after the vets a happy herbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 No wonder she was so quiet, that's sooo painful! Sometimes they burst on their own like a spot (my son kept getting reoccurring abscesses in his jaw) and it was hurt like mad, his face swelled up and then it burst (not pleasant) and the pain went away quickly. Bet you're relieved it's something relatively easy to treat. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsruleok Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 such a sweet little girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 No wonder she was so quiet, that's sooo painful! Sometimes they burst on their own like a spot (my son kept getting reoccurring abscesses in his jaw) and it was hurt like mad, his face swelled up and then it burst (not pleasant) and the pain went away quickly. Bet you're relieved it's something relatively easy to treat. X I'm really relived. Do you know what courses them? I'm just hoping its nothing serious thats brought it on. Vet told me if it burst on its own it could be really danger as for her cos off where it is. I really should have asked moor about it but I was too worried at the time and thinking the worst. The vet did suringe some out it was a yucky dark yellow and bloody . Bless your poor son. Must have been horrible for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) I'm really relived. Do you know what courses them? I'm just hoping its nothing serious thats brought it on. Vet told me if it burst on its own it could be really danger as for her cos off where it is. I really should have asked moor about it but I was too worried at the time and thinking the worst. The vet did suringe some out it was a yucky dark yellow and bloody . Bless your poor son. Must have been horrible for him Bacterial infection if I remember rightly. In my sons case he had a cyst in his jaw that kept getting infected and caused the abcesses.. The swelling is basically puss and blood, like a spot/zit but on a bigger scale. If it was smaller then the vet could if lanced it with a sterile needle and burst it and let out some of the puss. Grossed you out yet?! Lol If she had a scratch or cut on her skin, bacteria could of entered that way and caused the infection that you saw but beyond that, my medical knowledge runs out. Google should give you more of an idea, hope thus helped a little bit, x Edited August 15, 2013 by emma1979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Bacterial infection if I remember rightly. In my sons case he had a cyst in his jaw that kept getting infected and caused the abcesses.. If she had a scratch or cut on her skin, bacteria could of entered that way and caused the infection that you saw but beyond that, my medical knowledge runs out. Google should give you more of an idea, hope thus helped a little bit, x That's a big help. Thank you. I will google it too and have a proper read about it x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 She's gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy31 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thank you. Herbie is now in having her op. she didn't like me leaving her one bit. I could here her crying as I was walking down the road leaving the vets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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