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Chalazion or stye on dog upper lid

Published on: July 11, 2021 • By: kerryf88 · In Forum: Dogs
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kerryf88
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July 11, 2021 at 07:40am
My 8 year old Doberman develop what I think is either a chalazion or stye on her upper lid, think it’s caused by a tiny white meibomian adenoma along the lid margin. It seemed that overnight the swelling and redness appeared, and the next day a bump formed (but no longer as inflamed looking). So I started doing warm compress, however the next day it seem to be bigger, and seemed like it’s starting to come to a head and on its way to bursting? It’s not bothering her at all, she’s not rubbing or pawing. Should I continue warm compress? Will the content eventually came out or absorbs with the adenoma blocking the gland opening? We are currently in lockdown and if I take her to vet I won’t be able to go in with her, and I don’t think the vets can hold her still without me present. With her arrhythmia I try to avoid anesthesia or sedation unless absolutely necessary, so I really want to try and treat it myself if possible. I’ve attached a few pic. D27CC228-BE09-4731-9256-A39949AE8872ACBF120B-7EEF-4265-8D57-B98E5241D151835F201E-4E23-4201-851A-ED26BF464508
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July 11, 2021 at 07:41am
another pic from today, I think it’s getting bigger and coming to a head soon? Will it eventually burst or absorb? 7B6923A1-ABFA-4552-9AF5-8E210678A4A2
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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July 11, 2021 at 04:14pm
Hello!  I appreciate the concerns about taking worried animals to the vets at the present time.  I'm not sure what country you're in, but as things have progressed in recent weeks, give them a call because it may prove easier than you think. Furthermore, you have taken some excellent pictures here and your vet will have a combination of your super pictures and seeing your pet to go on.  They should therefore be able to tell more than you think. As it stands, your own vets are the only people ethically allowed to diagnose and treat your pet and while we answer general questions, we do not diagnose in this way.  You are very sharp eyed to have seen and photographed that lesion back on day one and the steps you have taken in photographing it daily will probably help your vet to reach a more satisfactory forward plan. There is much consultation happening at the moment in our industry as to the ethical way to prescribe remotely in the future, but at the moment calling your vet is the best way forward with this one. Best of luck.
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