Re: oozing cyst?
if i'm standing behind baka - its on her back, just before you get to her tail. just a little off to the left. the area of a berners back that is usually being presented for a good butt rub *giggle* this had been a solid dry lump around the size of a nickel & raised a quarter inch. we went to my vet several months ago, when we first found it, to have it checked it. she stuck a needle in it & pulled out some stuff that she said felt greasy between her fingers. she said that meant it was a fatty cyst & we should just keep an eye on it because it would eventually burst. later i learned from looking for a fatty cyst on the internet that she got her names mixed up (fatty lipoma or sebaceous cyst, not fatty cyst). & i learned from reading berner-l posts that she really should have put it under a microscope before she told me what she thought it was. so we're going to see a different vet tomorrow. i'll make sure to mention biopsy & lab analysis this time. i'm hoping the right wording will help me get the kind of care i'm looking for. thanks for your help & thanks to everyone else for their suggestions! laura Rose Tierney wrote: Hi Laura, Exactly what part of the hip/butt area is this lump? High on the pelvic bone or actually located on the back of the upper thigh high up similar to a position like the cheek of a human butt or lower down? Sebaceous cysts that can break open ooze curd like debris but wet sores that are lumpy might be more ominous. I would request a biopsy and lab analysis. Do not delay. Rose T.
RE: oozing cyst?
Hi Laura, Exactly what part of the hip/butt area is this lump? High on the pelvic bone or actually located on the back of the upper thigh high up similar to a position like the cheek of a human butt or lower down? Sebaceous cysts that can break open ooze curd like debris but wet sores that are lumpy might be more ominous. I would request a biopsy and lab analysis. Do not delay. Rose T.
Re: Oozing Cyst!
Hi Laura and Baka, Good to see that Baka's lump has gone down even if is messy at the moment. >our appointment with the vet is friday. in the meantime, > does anyone have any home treatment suggestions - anything i should do > to take care of it, prevent it from getting infected, etc? or should i > just let it alone till friday? You can just swab with ordinary human antiseptic, TCP or whatever, however if is still oozing, I would be very inclined to treat with hot (but not too hot to scald) salt water. Just moisten a pad and hold against the sore spot to help draw out any nastiness remaining in there. Repeat several times and clean away any yukky stuff. Do this several times a day until looks like it's clean and drying up. The salt is a natural antiseptic and won't hurt Baka if she goes licking at the spot. All love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang http://bernese.biz
