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White pus fillee bump on dogs tail

Published on: January 21, 2024 • By: Shana123 · In Forum: Dogs
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Shana123
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January 21, 2024 at 02:56pm
Hi vet, my dog has this bump unsure of when it started but it’s been a little while. A vet we no longer seee said it was a pimple and it’ll go away but it has gotten bigger and it goes bother her. I clean it often but I don’t bandage it up so it can breathe. As you can see from the picture there’s a hole there and thick white stuff comes out almost the same texture as a white head from acne except to me this doesn’t look like it.  Thanks in advance for your help ! IMG_6308
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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January 21, 2024 at 08:21pm
Hello.  It sounds as though you have changed vet and the lump has also changed in appearance.  I wonder about the context, where this lump is as regards to the rest of the patient and whether it was the main focus of your consultation previously?  Either way, if lumps change, it is reccommended to have them reassessed.  This could be a small cyst or inflammatory reaction, perhaps centred around a hair follicle, demodex mite or tiny foreign body, which might help to explain the discharge.  However, it might also prove to be something more sinister so we would reccomend that you avoid handling the lesion and present it to your vet, who will assess it in context and propose a plan for investigation as needed.
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leonfeng
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December 28, 2024 at 06:45pm
Hi Shana123. Could you please share your dog's diagnosis and treatment? My dog has an identical lump on her tail. And I think it would be beneficial to compare our vets' diagnoses. Thank you in advance!
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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December 28, 2024 at 07:34pm
Hello - it's great to see owners reaching out to one another on this site.  As a cautious person, I always feel slightly compelled to say that 'just because lesions look identical, doesn't mean that they are caused by the same thing.' It's a good reason that vets only rarely diagnose lumps based on a clinical examination; the appearance of the lump doesn't always reflect the cells that they're made of, hence the need for testing.  However, I do wish for a good, benign outcome for both of the lumps in this case.
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leonfeng
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December 28, 2024 at 08:35pm
Thank you for your reply, Dr Buchanan! That's important knowledge. I've scrolled until Google ran out of search results. Shana's photo is the only one that looks the same as my dog's lesion. And in case you're wondering, my dog's fine-needle aspirate was inconclusive. I've scheduled her for surgery and histopathology after the new year. Fingers crossed...
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