Bulldogs World

Meaty's had this lump (about the size of a quarter in diameter, and about 1/2 inch high) on his upper back for quite

a while.  Vets have assessed a few times, no big deal---and they always love to tell us not to worry, they're common,

and NOT cancer!!!  I've done lots of reading about all the lumpies and bumpies our babies can get, so I was

never worried...

...

Since I had to take Sophie to the "Bully Whisperer" Vet last week, I figured I'd get a third opinion on Meaty's lump,

especially because it's gotten a bit bigger.  He said it was an epidermoid cyst, and aspirated a small amount

of gray-ish fluid...basically said it's "like a pimple"......

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We get home and I realize, wait----why didn't he go ahead and aspirate ALL of the fluid?  The lump is still

so hard, we wonder if it hurts poor Meaty?  So I call to see if I could put a warm pack on it, etc.....

Also, we've cleaned it a few times and gotten tiny bits of drainage, but I'm concerned because

I've been reading that trying to drain it could cause a bad infection......also,

they tend to recur..

,,,.....

Anybully have this happen? Did YOUR vet get all the fluid out?  Why do you think this vet

only took about about 2 ccs and said it was fine?  Ugh, when I got a call back, all the lady

said was that the vet said it's fine, don't do anything else to it, and that it was PROBABLY due to allergies, so

we might try another kibble again.....

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Common sense tells us to just keep GENTLY cleaning the area, and we won't try to drain it.....(even

though, I admit, I would LOVE to clean it, apply a warm compress, and just let that thing DRAIN!!!)

We wonder if the pressure hurts our sweet guy?,,,I hate to say it, but altho this vet reallllly is a

bully specialist, I do wonder if we got him on a bad day...he seemed very busy and distracted, etc...

ugh!!!