Abscess on dog's leg

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my american bulldog was in the yard leg turned wrong made a horrifying scream then was immediately paralyzed below the hips both legs took to vet they kept for a days gave 20 mg pretzone and methocarbarnol 500 mg

It could be an abscess, or a lipoma (which is benign, but can press on nerves nearby) If it is touchy and painful, it is possible it could be an abscess. Sometimes, even lipomas are sensitive. Lots of lumps are not necessarily cancer. My dog is lumpy as a rice pudding, but they are not malignant. There is only one way to find out....,.go see the vet! If by any chance it happened to be a malignant lump, the best plan would be to have it taken off as soon as possible.

Popping the abscessed lesion on your dogs leg relieved the pain due to the swelling of the skin and allowed the abscess to drain, which is something that your vet would have done under more sterile conditions. If you already know that the cause of the abscess is due to a traumatic wound, than oral antibiotics is probably all that is additionally required.

my dog has a small lump behind his left front leg. it causes no pain what could it be?

my dog has had a bump on the left side of his leg for years and i never thought anything of it because a friend told my family it was just from laying on his side. but one morning my dog scratched it on the doggy door and it bleed alot and ive seen a couple of little bumps on him to. it dosent bother him and i can touch it with out hurting him but i wanna know what it is and if i should be worryed about it.

She also has a large lump on her left side above her leg which I have just assumed was a cyst. This has been there for a few months and appears to be getting smaller. Her energy levels are good and she seems fine other than this large lump that formed overnight. She sleeps out in the barn in deep hay as it is winter here. My first thought was the hay, did a piece of hay get in her eye. I have given her a Benadryl and am not sure what to do next? I appreciate any suggestions.

I did a assesment on her by picking her hind legs up one at a time and do range a motions to see if she would show pain or discomfort. My dog never showed discomfort or yelp when i touched both hind legs. She slowly stopped eating dog food, but I would give her a steak and she would gobble it down. She was drinking alot of water right up until the last day when she died.

5 weeks from my dog limbing , not eating dog food only steaks, she gotton a pressure sore on her hind leg which became abscessed. i was treating her with antibiotics the sore was getting better but my dog haley wasnt. she was having a hard time weight bearing. She lost around 10 pounds if not more around her back sides, they were caving in when she was breathing. Haley never made any noise to show us where the pain was. then she died on March 31st at home.

Hello I am sorry to hear about your dog. In my experience, having a crying giant breed dog who is also a senior and ages more quickly than smaller breeds is reason enough to visit your veterinarian. This will help you to resolve this issue sooner rather than later.

So, my point is to continue using the Frontline for a couple more months and also get your home treated. Next, dogs chew on their feet, legs, etc because of irritations. It could indeed be due to the fleas, but since she does not want to use the foot, I would have a veterinarian check it out. Finally, what kind of food is she on? Often, a change of diet can help these gassy dogs and make life better for everyone.

5 yr old boxer/rhodesian ridgeback has a huge swollen are in the left abdominal area. It's causing her front left leg to bow out from her body, even causing her to walk with her front left paw turned inward. This just began approximately 3 weeks ago, the area is increasingly getting larger. She is very over weight but has never experienced anything like this before. Can anyone provide any input that may help me to understand what's going on with her?

It must hurt quite hard for him to yelp. Dogs don't usually yelp unless something REALLY hurts. Maybe you should take him in for a (very unenviable!) rectal exam? And you could mention that you think he has an upset tummy generally. Has he been neutered? If not there is the possibility his Prostate gland could be slightly swollen.

He does have problems with his back legs getting up and down for the past year (so we have him on the dog food with Glucosomine Condroitin) . Only recently has he started crying. We came home with two different antibiotics and rimadal and tramadol. After the 10 day antibiotics were up he was still crying. We went informed vet same problems she wanted to run more test but after just spending money on 4 medications, bloodwork and x rays I needed to wait.

You are trying to do the best for your dog. Although I agree that sometimes (if an older dog has general health problems, or is frail in some way) surgery can be too traumatic...at the same time I do not agree with kind of 'giving up on a dog's treatment' because it is getting on in years. Depending on breed, and overall condition, a lot of older dogs do very well with many surgical interventions. This couldn't be an anal gland abscess, could it? Or an anal gland which badly needs draining?

my female dog has started yelping when u pick her up or touch her back end by her tail. our other dogs are sniffing her anus and other area. We know she is no constipated. Could it be a UTI. she does not yelp whe n u touch her legs or back. but if u touch her tail and move it up she does yelp?

I have a black cat that is 9 years old and she has a bump the size of a pea by her back leg. It's grown a bit since i first noticed it and seems to bother her when i go to touch it its a hard bump . Shes a pretty active cat who is very spunky im just very worried that it may be cancer because I've had 2 dogs that have died from cancer.

Another possibility is that it is a small cyst. If it is rounded with distinct 'edges' it may well be one. Some dogs are prone to these. My dog is. They are usually ok if left alone, but can sometimes get infected if scratched or damaged. Occasionally the vet may suggest they are taken off surgically. Because it's on his head, I think if it's not a tick, the best thing would be to take him to have it looked at by the vet.

I happen to notice a bump on between my dog's pads today, and I am not sure what it is. At first I thought it was a blister but when I searched online for pictures of dog blisters, they don't seem to look like what's on my dog. It is about half the size of a pea, and it is pink. I don't see any obvious pus or blood. It also doesn't seem to bother her as I don't notice any limping or favoring of the other back leg.

My dog has a brownish raised bump on her ear? I'm not sure if it's a tick or not. How can I be sure if it is or not?

My dog has a fresh wound from when I accidentally cut him trying to cut some matted hair out of his coat. We went to the vet and the vet put him on Bioclav to ensure it does not get infected, that was 48 hours ago. Now my dog is shaking all the time, kind of like a shiver but it is not. His legs and stomach are shaking. Are these side effects of Bioclav? Is this how canines show pain? Somebody please help me if you can, I am sooooo worried.

Our large breed dog (4yr old Estrela mountain dog) started with a swelling on his rear leg ( around the hock area ) around 4 days ago. This quickly advanced and his whole leg from just below his hock to high in his thigh swelled up. It was obviously full of something and we suspected an infection. We got some antibiotics from the vet and about 2 days ago it seemed to burst and what seemed like watery blood came out. Great news we thought.

Two days ago I noticed he was bleeding from his butt after he went to the bathroom. Then today, his belly, penis, and legs are covered in red spots that look bloody. Some of them have a raised black dot in the middle of them, but some do not. He has not had any change in diet or temperament. We live in Michigan so he is exposed to multiple types of bugs (fleas, ticks, spiders).

Maybe the title is not accurate, but I really don't know what's going on and I desperately need help. Some time ago my cat had a bad injury in one of his legs caused by another cat in a fight. When I took him to the vet they pointed out his kidneys where 2 and even 3 times bigger, which could be caused by an infection or a kidney issue. He received antibiotics and came home, his kidneys looked "normal" in a few days after the antibiotics and so we though it was okay.

Scooting refers to the act of rubbing or dragging the anal area or perineum (the area between the anus and genitals) on the ground. Typically, the hind legs are extended in front of the animal as the pet drags herself forward. Dogs will scoot much more commonly than cats. Anything that causes an irritation or itching to the area under the tail may cause an animal to scoot. The most common cause of scooting is anal gland disease.

My dog Barney is almost 9. He has a lump, similar to a lipoma but it's not. It's located under his right front leg in his rib area. It may have gotten a little bigger in the past month...it's about a 2" oval lump. Considering that it's not a lipoma, is there anything it could be besides some kind of cancer? He's an Australian Shepard mix.

I touch him everywhere, thoroughly, to check if there is pain somewhere, but it doesn't seem to hurt anywhere when he is awake. When he wakes up, he is disorientated, and cannot walk properly. His front legs cave in. When he wakes up completely, he walks and runs, but he is very uncoordinated and wobbly. When I first found him he had an abscess on his neck, when the vet pulled of the scab a very large amount of pus came out.

I noticed a very large, engorged deer tick today on my dog's neck. I'm guessing she got that on that long hike she took with my brother a week or so ago out in the hills(same time she really hurt her poor paw). It's too large for me to remove on my own(don't feel comfortable pulling it out because it's so big), so I'm taking her in tomorrow to get it removed.

About 10 days ago I was in San Diego at a friends house. The place had dogs in it and was filthy. On the drive home my legs were burning around the inside near my scrotum. Then a rash of four pimples that were extremely painful. I tried to pop one and the pimples doubled. I noticed the burning was from inflamed glands above the sides of my pubic region. What the hell is this? The doctor is treating me for scabies. Its been 3 days now the glands are still a little tender and swollen.

A few months ago, my dog Lily began showing signs of possible arthritis in her hind legs/hips. Mostly, she was just slow to get up and to lay down, but seemed to walk just fine. For the past 3 months, I have tried a glucosamine/msm/chondroitin supplement with no improvement. This past Monday, she sudddenly had trouble while trying to go to the bathroom. For the first time, her legs buckled while trying to go, and she seemed to be favoring the left leg. I took her to the vet that day.

Slight chance she may have ingested who knows what. Have you checked her spine and legs (knees) to see if there are any tender areas. Believe it or not, it could be anal glands? Is she tender under the tail, licking or scooting? Less frequent bowel movements could be to less appetite. You know your dog best but you might try a 24 hour fast but always have water handy. Then start with a bland diet of chicken, turkey or hamburger and rice.

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