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Old October 7th 03, 09:13 PM
Rick Park
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Default Large pocket of fluid under dog's skin

My 15 yo Bichon bitch recently and rapidly developed a very large pocket of
fluid under the loose skin covering the scruff of her neck and shoulders.

To put in perspective, she is a large (24 lb) dog for her breed; the volume
of the fluid looks to be somewhere between a cup and a pint and will freely
shift from one shoulder to the other over her neck. It looks grotesque, but
does not seem to have caused any ill-effects to her health and her vital
signs and functions are all normal.

I have had her to the vet twice - once for the initial check and a
follow-up. The vet suspects some kind of internal trauma involving a cyst
or tumor; when we first noticed a swelling on her shoulder, it was palpably
firm and tender. Now there is no swelling or tenderness and I suspect that
his diagnosis of a burst cyst accompanied by the body's reaction to mobilize
immune system products and plasma account for the rapid buildup (about 3
days to gain the current volume of fluid).

The fluid seems to have stabilized. The vet sent out a sample for analysis
and it was consistent with the type of fluid build-up from an internal
wound, but no cancer cells were noted.

She is on Baytril antibiotic in case there was some external cause like a
tick bite but we have noticed no marks or contusions (the site is shaved).

Just wondering if anyone has experience with this kind of condition.

The vet doesn't think it needs imminent treatment but says if surgery is
required, it will involve a foot-long incision with scraping of fat and
examination for ulcers/cysts. We agreed to wait and watch for another week,
then decide what to do and at the least get another pathology test on the
fluid.

He had initially considered a ruptured salivary gland duct backing up into
the space, but when he took another sample, felt that it was not likely this
was the cause.

Any thoughts welcome.

TIA


 




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